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Meliorem conditionem suam facere potest minor deteriorem nequaqum. Co. Litt. 337.-(A minor can make his own condition better, but by no means worse.) see INFANT....
Minor ante tempus agere non potest in casu proprietatis, nec etiam convenire; differetur usque etatem; sed non cadit breve
Minor ante tempus agere non potest in casu proprietatis, nec etiam convenire; differetur usque etatem; sed non cadit breve [Lat.], a minor before majority cannot act in a case of property, not even to agree; it should be deferred until majority; but a writ does not fail....
Restitution of minors
Restitution of minors, a restoring them to rights lost by deeds executed during their minority, Scots Law...
Court of wards, minor under jurisdiction of
Court of wards, minor under jurisdiction of, means a person of whose estate the Court of Estate the Court of Wards has actually assumed management under the orders of the government and not under the person of whose estate the court of wards might with the sanction of the government take chose, (1881) 3 Mad 11. [Indian Majority Act, 1875 (9 of 1875), s. 3]...
minor dispute
minor dispute : a dispute between an employer and a union that under the Railway Labor Act can be resolved through interpretation of the existing collective bargaining agreement compare major dispute ...
minor league
A league of professional sports teams less proficient than a major leagues Players in the minor leagues generally are paid less than those in the major leagues and their games attract less atention...
Whoever takes or entices any minor
Whoever takes or entices any minor, the word 'takes' does not necessarily connote taking by force and it is not connected only to use of force, actual or constructive. This word merely means, 'to cause to go', 'to escort' or 'to get into possession'. No doubt it does mean physical taking, but not necessarily by use of force or fraud. The word 'entice' seems to involve the idea of inducement or allurement by giving rise to hope or desire in the other, Thakorlal D. Vadgama v. State of Gujarat, AIR 1973 SC 2313: (1973) 2 SCC 413: (1974) 1 SCR 178....
Rex est major singulis, minor universis
Rex est major singulis, minor universis (Bract. lib. i, c. 8), the king is greater than any single person: less than all. But if the claims of the king come in contract with the rights of all the people, he must either yield or revolution will result....
Minor children
Minor children, means, in the case of sons of Native fathers, boys, who have not completed the age of sixteen years, and, in the case of daughters of Native fathers, girls who have not completed the age of thirteen years: In other cases it means unmarried children who have not completed the age of eighteen years. [Indian Divorce Act, 1869 (4 of 1869), s. 3 (5)]...
In majore summa continetur minor
In majore summa continetur minor [Lat.], in the greater sum of money is contained the less...
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