Disability - Law Dictionary Search Results
Cripple
or never had the use of a limb or limbs a lame person hence one who is partially disabled
Canes operti'
Canes operti', dogs with whole feet, not lawed, i.e., not having the fore-claws cut off, to disable them from running at deer.
Invalid
A person who is weak and infirm one who is disabled for active service especially one in chronic ill health who is unable to care for himself
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aid
principal] 2 : help given ;esp : tangible means of assistance (as money or supplies) [ to the disabled] [giving and comfort to the enemy]
commit
: to place in a prison or mental hospital esp. by judicial order [was found to be gravely disabled and was involuntarily committed to the Central Louisiana State Hospital "In the Matter of K.G., 531 So. 2d
coverture
coverture [Anglo-French, literally, shelter, covering, from Old French, from covert, past participle of covrir to cover] : the inclusion of a woman in the legal person of her husband upon marriage under common law NOTE: Because...
grace
favor : privilege [considered by many authorities to be a matter of and not of right "The Mentally Disabled and the Law"] 2 a : a temporary exemption b : the prerogative of mercy exercised (as by
last injurious exposure rule
injurious exposure rule : a rule placing liability for workers' compensation on the last employer of a worker disabled as a result of injuries or conditions suffered under two or more successive employers
reasonable accommodation
reasonable accommodation : something done to accommodate a disabled person that does not jeopardize safety or pose an undue hardship for the party (as an employer) doing
retrospective
retrospective : affecting things past : retroactive ;specif : of, relating to, or being a law that takes away or impairs vested rights, creates new duties or obligations, or attaches new disabilities with respect to acts...
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