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front-desked

front-desked is the simple past and past participle of front-desk.

Meaning of front-desk

Verb

front-desk (third-person singular simple present front-desks, present participle front-desking, simple past and past participle front-desked)

  1. (immigration law) To be denied by an INS agent without filing because the officer believes the application invalid at face value.
    • The Supreme Court pointed out a possible exception: "front-desking" may also produce the concrete effects necessary for a claim to be ripe.1998, Bernard D. Reams, American international law cases. Ser. 3, 1994, 6, page 3208

Questions about front-desked

What is front-desked the simple past and past participle of?
Front-desked is the simple past and past participle of front-desk.

Words near front-desked in the dictionary

  1. front-and-center
  2. front-and-centre
  3. front-bencher
  4. front-benchers
  5. front-desk
  6. front-desked
  7. front-desking
  8. front-desks
  9. front-end
  10. front-end loader
  11. front-end loaders

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