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Camera
part of the hearing (in certain cases) but the verdict must be pronounced in public. By the (English) Children and Young Persons Act, 1933 (23 & 24 Geo. 5, c. 12), s. 37, the judge is empowered
Boys
Boys, employment of, in factories, workshops, etc. See CHILDREN; FACTORY. As to the employment of boys in mines below ground, see Coal Mines Act, 1911, ss. 91-95,
Rawhead
A specter mentioned to frighten children as rawhead and bloodybones
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Adultery
be paid and that the whole or any part thereof shall be settled for the benefit of the children or the wife. see now DIVORCE and also HUSBAND AND WIFE. Where a man finds another in the
Recaption
as of one who has escaped after arrest reprisal the retaking of ones own goods chattels wife or children without force or violence from one who has taken them and who wrongfully detains them
Rocking horse
The figure of a horse mounted upon rockers for children to ride
Saint Nicholas
A Dutch saint who was reputed to bring gifts to children on Christmas even giving rise to the modern legend of Santa Claus
Sandman
A mythical person who makes children sleepy so that they rub their eyes as if there were sand in them
Sash
band worn about the waist over the shoulder or otherwise a belt a girdle worn by women and children as an ornament also worn as a badge of distinction by military officers members of societies etc
Seesaw
A play among children in which they are seated upon the opposite ends of a plank which is balanced in the middle
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