Status (Latin plural: ''statūs''), is a state, condition, or situation, and may refer to:
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Status (law)
Legal status describes the legal rights, duties and obligations of a person or entity, or a subset of those rights and obligations. (defining "status") The term may be used to describe a person's legal condition with respect to personal rights, bu ...
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Legal status
Legal status describes the legal rights, duties and obligations of a person or Legal person, entity, or a subset of those rights and obligations. (defining "status") The term may be used to describe a person's legal condition with respect to perso ...
, in law
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Political status In sociology and international law three categories of political status are usually recognized:The Concise Encyclopedia of Sociology', 122 (Wiley, 2010, George Ritzer and J. Michael Ryan eds.).
#Independent nations e.g.: France, Canada
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, in international law
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Small entity status, in patent law
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Status conference
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Status crime
A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied only to crimes committed by minors.
In the United States, the term status offense also refers to an offense such as a traffic violation ...
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Marital status
Civil status, or marital status, are the distinct options that describe a person's relationship with a significant other. '' Married'', '' single'', '' divorced'', and ''widowed'' are examples of civil status.
''Civil status'' and ''marital st ...
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Observer status
Observer status is a privilege granted by some organizations to non-members to give them an ability to participate in the organization's activities. Observer status is often granted by intergovernmental organizations (IGO) to non-member parties and ...
, in international organizations
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Senior status
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Social status
Social status is the relative level of social value a person is considered to possess. Such social value includes respect, honour, honor, assumed competence, and deference. On one hand, social scientists view status as a "reward" for group members ...
, in sociology
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Achieved status
Achieved status is a concept developed by the anthropologist Ralph Linton for a social position that a person can acquire on the basis of merit and is earned or chosen through one's own effort. It is the opposite of ascribed status and reflects ...
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Ascribed status
Ascribed status is a term used in sociology that refers to the social status of a person that is assigned at birth or assumed involuntarily later in life. The status is a position that is neither earned by the person nor chosen for them. It is g ...
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Master status
In sociology, the master status is the social position that is the primary identifying characteristic of an individual. The term master status is defined as "a status that has exceptional importance for social identity, often shaping a person's e ...
** Socioeconomic status
** Sociometric status
** Status attainment
** Status offense
** Status shift
* Status constructus, a noun form
* Status match, in Frequent-flyer program#Status match, frequent-flyer loyalty programs
* Status quo
* Status symbol
Arts, entertainment, and media
* ''Status'', a magazine edited by Igor Cassini
* ''Status'', a news site by Oliver Darcy
* Recurring status, in acting
* Status effect, in gaming
Computing
* Exit status, in computer science
* List of HTTP status codes, HTTP status codes, a type of server response on the web
* Process state, also called process status
* Status bar, in user interface design
* Status message (instant messaging)
* Status register, in computer science
Religion
* Oratory status, in churches
Science and healthcare
* Abundance (ecology) of taxa or biota
* Conservation status of a species
* HIV test (HIV Status)
* Performance status, in medicine
Technology
* HTC Status, or HTC ChaCha, Android smartphone by HTC
* Status tones, in telecommunication
See also
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* Condition (disambiguation)
* Situation (disambiguation)
* State (disambiguation)
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