Nation in United States
Nation Definition
An Independent body politic; a society of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength. But every combination of men who govern themselves independently of all others will not be considered a nation. A body of pirates, for example, who govern themselves, are not a nation. To constitute a nation, another ingredient is required. The body thus formed must respect other nations in general, and each of their members in particular. Such a society has her affairs and her interests; she deliberates and takes resolutions in common, thus becoming a moral person, who possesses an understanding and will peculiar to herself, and is susceptible of obligations and rights. Vattel, Prelim. Ill, 2; 5 Pet. (U. S.) 52. See 1 Idaho (N. S.) 612.
Nation in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias
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| Nation | Nation in the World Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Nation | Nation in the European Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Nation | Nation in the Asian Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Nation | Nation in the UK Legal Encyclopedia. |
| Nation | Nation in the Australian Legal Encyclopedia. |
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| Nation | Nation in the Family Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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| Nation | Nation in the Commercial Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Nation | Nation in the Criminal Law Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
| Nation | Nation in the Antritrust Portal of the American Encyclopedia of Law. |
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Legal Issue for Attorneys
An Independent body politic; a society of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength. But every combination of men who govern themselves independently of all others will not be considered a nation. A body of pirates, for example, who govern themselves, are not a nation. To constitute a nation, another ingredient is required. The body thus formed must respect other nations in general, and each of their members in particular. Such a society has her affairs and her interests; she deliberates and takes resolutions in common, thus becoming a moral person, who possesses an understanding and will peculiar to herself, and is susceptible of obligations and rights. Vattel, Prelim. Ill, 2; 5 Pet. (U. S.) 52. See 1 Idaho (N. S.) 612.
Notice
This definition of Nation is based on The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary. This entry needs to be proofread.
Nation in the International Business Landscape
Definition of Nation in the context of U.S. international business and public trade policy: A people who consciously identify with some common cultural experience.
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