Quarantine
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Quarantine
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Meanings, Synonyms, Etymology, Translations and More
Meaning of Quarantine
A period of forty days; the period during which persons coming from a country or ship in which an infectious disease is prevalant are obliged to wait before being permitted to land.
Synonyms of Quarantine
noun
confinement
custody
detachment
medical segregation
period of detention
period of isolation
restraint of movement
sanitary cordon
seclusion
segregation
separation
strict isolation
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Quarantine in the United States
Quarantine in Connecticut
The widow is entitled to quarantine as an incidental right to dower. Hale v. Cox, 240 Ala. 622, 200 So. 772 (1941). The right of quarantine exists before dower is assigned and continues during the widow's lifetime. Id. Failure to have dower assigned, and permitting the widow to retain possession (more in the United States) without more, does not deprive the owner of the fee in the land (more in the U.S.). Marino v. Smith, 454 So.2d 1380, 1382 (Ala. 1984).
Quarantine in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of quarantine.
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Law Enforcement Officer
Police
Law Enforcement Agency
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Concept of Quarantine
In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of quarantine may be outlined, in general regarding European law, as follows: Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease to others, alternatively, to isolate a person who does not have a disease during a disease outbreak, in order to prevent that person from catching the disease.[1]
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Notes and References
Definition of quarantine published by the European Commission
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