Define That Term #312
February 22, 2009
The most recent term was Feres Doctrine, which is defined as:
A legal doctrine that prevents people who are injured as a result of
military service from successfully suing the federal government under
the Federal Tort Claims Act. The doctrine comes from the U.S. Supreme
Court case Feres v. United States, in which servicemen who
picked up highly radioactive weapons fragments from a crashed airplane
were not permitted to recover damages from the government. Also known
as the Feres-Stencel doctrine or the Feres rule.
No one guessed this time around.
Today's term is:
preference relative.
As always, no dictionaries please.
It's an immigration term. Something to do with a relative of a US citizen or permanent resident alien who sponsors the green card of a brother, sister or child. The person being sponsored is a preference relative.
Or maybe not...
Posted by: Jeffrey | March 02, 2009 at 07:33 PM