alien — [[t]e͟ɪliən[/t]] aliens 1) ADJ: usu ADJ n (disapproval) Alien means belonging to a different country, race, or group, usually one you do not like or are frightened of. [FORMAL] He said they were opposed to what he described as the presence of… … English dictionary
Enemy alien — In law an enemy alien is a citizen of a country which is in a state of conflict with the land in which he or she is located. Usually, but not always, the countries are in a state of declared war.AustraliaDuring World War I Australia passed the… … Wikipedia
Enemy Alien — Der Begriff Enemy Alien (zu deutsch etwa feindlicher Ausländer) bezeichnet im angloamerikanischen Recht einen Flüchtling aus einem Land, welches sich in einem Konflikt – nicht zwangsläufig Krieg – mit dem Land befindet, in dem er Zuflucht sucht.… … Deutsch Wikipedia
List of recurring alien characters in Stargate SG-1 — This is a list of recurring alien characters in the science fiction television series Stargate SG 1. Contents 1 Abydonians 2 Ancients 3 Asgard 4 Goa uld … Wikipedia
enemy alien — n. an alien residing or interned in a country with which his or her own country is at war … English World dictionary
enemy alien — /ɛnəmi ˈeɪliən/ (say enuhmee ayleeuhn) noun a resident in a country who has not acquired citizenship of that country and who, when that country is at war with their country of origin, is interned as an enemy …
intern — Verb: (in tèrn). To apprehend, restrain, and detain an enemy alien. To confine prisoners of war in the interior of the country. To hold a person as a political prisoner. On the part of a neutral, to detain ships, sailors, soldiers, or property of … Ballentine's law dictionary
Japanese American internment — refers to the forcible relocation and internment of approximately 110,000 Japanese nationals and Japanese Americans to housing facilities called War Relocation Camps , in the wake of Imperial Japan s attack on Pearl Harbor. [… … Wikipedia
German American Internees in the United States during WWII — Americans of German heritage were imprisoned in WWII.timetable1918 Codification of Alien Enemy Act of 1798, 50 U.S.C 21 24, permitting apprehension and internment of aliens of “enemy ancestry” by U.S. government upon declaration of war or threat… … Wikipedia
Italian American internment — refers to the internment of Italian Americans in the United States during World War II.Terms:The term Italian American does not have a legal definition. It is generally understood to mean ethnic Italians of American nationality, whether Italian… … Wikipedia