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joint sponsor

joint sponsor A person who accepts legal responsibility for supporting an immigrant with an I-864 Affidavit of Support along with the sponsor. The joint sponsor must be at least 18 years of age, an American citizen

nonsupport

nonsupport : failure (as of a parent) to honor a statutory or contractual obligation to provide support ;also : the crime of such failure to support

parent

parent absent a judicial determination of paternity. There have been exceptions, based mainly on the father's attitude toward, support of, or involvement with the child. b : a person who legally adopts a child c : a

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Pillar

The general and popular term for a firm upright insulated support for a superstructure a pier column or post also a column or shaft not supporting a superstructure as

suffrage

suffrage [Latin suffragium vote, political support, from suffragari to support with one's vote] 1 : a vote in deciding a controverted question or the

Brassiere

form of womans undergarment often stiffened with wire or whalebones or the like and worn to cover and support the breasts also called bra It usually has straps which support it from the shoulders but strapless variants

Gimbal

anything as a barometer ships compass chronometer etc so that it will remain plumb or level when its support is tipped as by the rolling of a ship It consists of a ring in which the body

landing gear

The wheels and attached structures under an airplane that support it and allow it to move when on the ground also the floats or pontoons of an amphibious

magnetic levitation

The process of supporting an object such as a vehicle with a magnetic field so that it does not contact the object supporting it it is a method used for eliminating friction in moving vehicles and...

VerbarNeuroglia

The delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord called also Koumlllikers reticulum It is composed of cells which are not neurons Once thought to serve...

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