enemy

enemy
Adversary; e.g. military adversary
@ enemy alien
An alien residing or traveling in a country which is at war with the country of which he is a national. Enemy aliens may be interned or restricted
@ enemy belligerent
Citizens who associate themselves with the military arm of an enemy government and enter the United States bent on hostile acts. Ex parte Quirin, App.D.C., 317 U.S. 1, 63 S.Ct. 2, 15, 87 L.Ed. 3
@ enemy's property
In international law, and particularly in the usage of prize courts, this term designates any property which is engaged or used in illegal intercourse with the public enemy, whether belonging to an ally or a citizen, as the illegal traffic stamps it with the hostile character and attaches to it all the penal consequences.
@ public enemy
A nation at war with the United States; also every citizen or subject of such nation. Term however does not generally include robbers, thieves, private depredators, or riotous mobs. The term has acquired, in the vocabulary of journalism and civic indignation, a more extended meaning, denoting a particularly notorious offender against the criminal laws, especially one who seems more or less immune from successful prosecution, or a social, health or economic condition or problem affecting the public at large, which is difficult to abate or control
@

Black's law dictionary. . 1990.

Игры ⚽ Нужно решить контрольную?
Synonyms:

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Enemy — or enemies may refer to:In television:* Enemies ( Buffy episode), a Buffy the Vampire Slayer episode * Enemies ( Stargate SG 1 ), the Season 5 premiere episode of the science fiction television series Stargate SG 1 * Enemies (The West Wing ), the …   Wikipedia

  • enemy — enemy, foe denote an individual or body of individuals that is hostile or that manifests hostility to another. Enemy usually stresses antagonism that arises from a cherished hatred or a desire to harm or destroy, but it may suggest nothing much… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • Enemy — En e*my, n.; pl. {Enemies}. [OF. enemi, F. ennemi, from L. inimicus; in (negative) + amicus friend. See {Amicable}.] One hostile to another; one who hates, and desires or attempts the injury of, another; a foe; an adversary; as, an enemy of or to …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Enemy — Tempest of Violence Entwickler Anachronia Designer …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Enemy — (Enemy Mine) est un film américain réalisé par Wolfgang Petersen, sorti en 1985. Sommaire 1 Synopsis 2 Fiche technique 3 Distribution …   Wikipédia en Français

  • enemy — early 13c., from O.Fr. enemi (12c.), earlier inimi (9c.) enemy, adversary, foe, demon, the Devil, from L. inimicus hostile, unfriendly; an enemy (Cf. It. nemico, Cat. enamic, Sp. enemigo, Port. inimigo), from in not (see IN (Cf. in ) (1)) + amicu …   Etymology dictionary

  • enemy — ► NOUN (pl. enemies) 1) a person who is actively opposed or hostile to someone or something. 2) (the enemy) (treated as sing. or pl. ) a hostile nation or its armed forces in time of war. 3) a thing that damages or opposes something: routine is… …   English terms dictionary

  • enemy — [en′ə mē] n. pl. enemies [ME & OFr enemi < L inimicus, unfriendly, enemy < in , not + amicus, friend: see AMIABLE] 1. a person who hates another, and wishes or tries to injure him; foe 2. a) a nation or force hostile to another; military or …   English World dictionary

  • Enemy — En e*my, a. Hostile; inimical. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] They . . . every day grow more enemy to God. Jer. Taylor. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • enemy — index adversary, foe, rival Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 enemy …   Law dictionary

  • Enemy — Mine    Film de science fiction de Wolfgang Petersen, d après la nouvelle de Barry Longyear, avec Dennis Quaid, Louis Gosset.   Pays: États Unis   Date de sortie: 1985   Technique: couleurs   Durée: 1 h 48    Résumé    Sur la planète Dracon, un… …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”