Minor

Minor - A person under the age of legal competence.
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Minor: A person under the age of legal competence.
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Minor definition:
A young person not yet of the age of majority.
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Minority
(n) Minority is the group of persons in a population which cannot muster enough votes or voting rights as a group to control the affaires of that population. A minority is a relative term with respect to that particular population.

Minority Shareholder
A shareholder holding less than 50% of the voting rights attached to the equity and accordingly subject to the control of another shareholder or group of shareholders with the majority.

Minor: Someone under the age of majority. In NC, a minor is defined as anyone who has not reached the age of 18.
Minute Order: An official record of a court proceeding. It is prepared by the court clerk and is not a judgment.

DURANTE MINORE AETATE - During the minority.
During his minority, an infant can enter into no contract, except those for his benefit.

MINOR
A person who is legally underage. It varies between 21 and 18 years of age. Each state sets an age threshold at which time a person is invested with all legal rights as an adult.

Minor - A person under the age of legal competence.
Minute book - A book maintained by the courtroom deputy (bailiff), which contains minute entries of all hearings and trial conducted by the judge.

MinorA person who is under the age of 18. (see Child)
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minor - Typically any individual under the age of 18.
Minute Book - A book maintained by the courtroom deputy (bailiff), which contains minute entries of all hearings and trial conducted by the judge.

Minor: A male or female who is under the age of legal competency and rights, usually considered to be 21 years old but now frequently regarded as 18 years; a person too young to make a legal contract.

Minority
The state of being a minor; infancy; one who has not reached the age of majority.

minority
n. 1) in voting, a side with less than half the votes. 2) a term for people who are less in number by population in a particular region. 3) the period of life under legal age.

MINOR: A person who does not have the legal rights of an adult. A minor is usually defined as someone who has not yet reached the age of majority.

Minor - A person under 18 years of age.
Miranda Warning - Prior to any custodial interrogation (that is, questioning by police after a person has been deprived of his or her freedom in a significant way), ...

minor A person under the age of legal competence; under 18 years of age.
minutes, minute entries Memoranda or notes compiled by a courtroom clerk, summarizing the actions taken by counsel and the court.

minor: A person under the age of 18 years. (See also juvenile.)
minutes: The official (permanent) record of a court proceeding, that tells things like what witnesses appeared, what motions were made, and what findings were reached.

Minor:
A person under the age of 18. See also juvenile.
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*minor - a person over the age of puberty (cf. impubes) but under the age of 25.

Minor: A person under age 18, the age of legal majority.
Misdemeanor: A crime that carries a maximum penalty of one year and/or a $2,000 fine.

Term: Minority
Definition: The state of being a minor; infancy; one who has not reached the age of majority.

QUANTI MINORIS. The name of a particular action in Louisiana. An action quanti minoris is one brought for the reduction of the price of a thing sold, in consequence of defects in the thing which is the object of the sale.

Minority
Definition - Noun
1 a : the period before attainment of majority
b : the state of being a minor
2 : the smaller of two groups constituting a whole: as ...

Minor party presidential candidates can receive a general-election grant only if their party had a candidate on the ballot in at least ten states in the previous presidential election and that candidate won at least five percent of the popular vote.

A minor Public Road for all forms of public traffic, including vehicles, See BOAT, RUPP/v
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A minor offence heard and decided in a Magistrates Court and not sent for trial before a judge and jury.
summons
A document which is issued by the court requiring the attendance of the person named in the summons at court on a specified date.

In a minority of states, a spouse may sue a third party for purposefuly interfering with the marital relationship. This suit is usually brought against the adulterous spouse's paramour.

For a minor (under 18) to make a personal injury compensation claim they must have a 'Litigation Friend' to pursue the case on their behalf.

an essentially minor violation of law where the penalty upon conviction only consists of monetary forfeiture. A violation of law which could include imprisonment is a crime.

misdemeanorA minor offense, lower than a felony, and punishable by a fine or imprisonment other than in penitentiaries.
mistrialA trial which is void because of some error.

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misdemeanor - A minor offense, lower than a felony, which is punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine, but not prison. Misdemeanors are classified into three categories: Class A, B, and C.

Individuals are "persons" in law unless they are minors or under some kind of other incapacity such as a court finding of mental incapacity.

People (other than minors) are now free from criminal prosecution for possessing liquor, wine, or beer.

But many states have changed this basic definition to include sex with a minor (with or without consent; also known as statutory rape), sex with a man without his consent, or exempting men who force their wives to have sex.

De minimis non curat lex: (Latin: the law does not concern itself with trifles) A common law principle whereby very minor transgressions of the law are disregarded.

Commonly their jurisdiction is restricted to the handling of minor offenses, small claims or preliminary hearings.

Since the act of 1887 there have followed five minor acts, based on the recommendation of the officials acting under the acts, while two of them give effect to claims made by the miners before the Royal Commission on Labour.

Child Custody: A court's determination of which parent or relative should have physical and/or legal control and responsibility for a minor child(ren).

In the case of misdemeanors and minor infractions of the law, convicted persons ordinarily have the alternative of paying a fine or undergoing a short term of imprisonment.

This can occur in several different circumstances: parents may choose to voluntarily surrender their rights to the care, custody and earnings of their minor child and cease to perform their parental duties; ...

A relatively minor term of a contract, breach of which only entitles the innocent party to claim damages. (No right to reject.)
another word for a guarantee.
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Presumptively Capable of Negligence: Pennsylvania law places minors in three categories based on age. Minors under 7 are conclusively presumed incapable of negligence. Simply put, under the law, they cannot commit torts.

It occurs when the child's parents no longer perform their parental duties and surrender their rights to the care, custody and earnings of their minor child.

Custodian A term used by the Uniform Transfers to Minors Act (UTMA) and Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (UGMA) for the person named to manage property left or given to a child under the terms of either of those Acts.

Uniform transfers to minors act
A statute, adopted by almost all states, that provides a method for transferring property to minors and arranging for an adult to manage it until the child is old enough to receive it.
See custodian.

ESTATES AND PROTECTED INDIVIDUALS CODE -- Michigan statutes governing wills, decedent’s estates, trusts, and guardianships or conservatorships over minors or legally incapacitated persons.

Many states have enacted laws which include under the charge of rape, sex with a minor even if done with the minor's consent, sex without consent regardless of whether the victim is male or female, ...

This is what happens when a justice or a minority of the Supreme Court does not agree with the opinion of the majority of the Court.

The process of removing some minor criminal, traffic or juvenile cases from the full judicial process, on the condition that the accused undergo some sort of rehabilitation or make restitution for damages.
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The person(s) you choose, should both parents die, to be responsible for the care, health, education, and welfare of minor children until they reach 18 years old.

Joint Physical Custody: A form of custody of minor children in which the parents share the actual physical custody of the child.
Joint Property: Property that is held in the name of more than one person.

USE AND POSSESSION: the right of the parent who has custody of a minor child of the marriage to remain in the family home for a certain period of time from the date of the divorce, under certain circumstances. Back to Top
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Petty Offense:
A minor crime and for which the punishment is usually just a small fine or short term of imprisonment.

QUADRIENNIUM UTILE
Scotch law. The four years of a minor between his age of twenty-one and twenty-five years, are so called. 2. During this period he is permitted... more ...

Guardian ad litem - A person appointed by a court to manage the interests of a minor or incompetent person whose property is involved in litigation.
Hearing - An in-court proceeding before a judge, generally open to the public.

Uniform Acts Uniform Gift to Minors Act
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A draft law before a legislature which contains more than one substantive matter, or several minor matters which have been combined into one bill, ostensibly for the sake of convenience. The omnibus bill is an "all or nothing" tactic.
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Guardian - A person appointed by will or by law to assume responsibility for incompetent adults or minor children. If a parent dies, this will usually be the other parent. If both die, it probably will be a close relative.

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