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delinquency

a : the quality or state of being delinquent b : juvenile delinquency [contributing to the of a minor] 2 : a debt on which payment is overdue [consumer loan delinquencies]

major suit

A suit of playing cards which has higher scoring value specifically either spades or hearts Contrasted with a minor suit being either diamonds or clubs

disaffirm

disaffirm : cancel rescind used esp. of a contract made by a minor dis·af·fir·mance [di-sə-fər-məns] n dis·af·fir·ma·tion [dis-a-fər-mā-shən] n

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District Justice Court

District Justice Court : a court in Pennsylvania having limited jurisdiction over minor civil and criminal cases

family meeting

in the civil law of Louisiana : a formal extrajudicial meeting of relatives or next friends of a minor or interdict held esp. to advise a court, curator, or tutor

force

force [mÄ -də-rət-] : nondeadly force in this entry non·dead·ly force : force that is intended to cause minor bodily injury ;also : a threat (as by the brandishing of a gun) to use deadly force called

foreign government official

or an attendant, servant or personal employee of an accredited official, and all above aliens' spouses and unmarried minor (or dependent) children. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

foreign information media representative

fide representative of foreign press, radio, film, or other foreign information media and the alien's spouse and unmarried minor (or dependent) children. Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

police court

police court : a court of record in some states that has jurisdiction over various minor offenses and the power to bind over those accused of more serious offenses

disability

the Important Laws section compare incapacity, occupational disease 2 : lack of legal qualification to do something [a minor's ]

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