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Orphan

Orphan, a fatherless child or minor, or one deprived of both father and mother. The Lord Chancellor is the general guardian of all orphans

an act that would ordinarily require the approval of someone else, such as a law that requires a minor to notify a parent before obtaining an abortion but allows an appropriately qualified minor to obtain a court

Justice of the peace

Justice of the peace, means 'A local judicial officer having jurisdiction over minor criminal offences and minor civil functions (such as administering oaths and performing marriage ceremonies, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th

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Juvenile delinquent

Juvenile delinquent, means a minor guilty of criminal behaviour, which is usu. punished by special law not pertaining to adults. Also termed juvenile

Maiming

Maiming, depriving of any necessary part. Mutilate, cripple whoever mains any minor in order that such minor may be employed or used for the purposes of begging shall be punishable

Minerals

and the powers of working and getting the same, but not an undivided share thereof. Minerals would include minor minerals unless minor minerals are expressly excluded or the context otherwise requires, D.K. Trivedi & Sons v. State

Includes

put in as part of a set, group or a category (iii) to contain as a secondary or minor ingredient or element, (Collins Dictionary of English Language). Is used in an interpretation clause, it must be construed

Owner

(xxvi)] Means a person in whose name a motor vehicle stands registered, and where such person is a minor, the guardian of such minor, and in relation to a motor vehicle which is the subject of a

Partner

Partner, the definition is designed to confer equal benefits upon the minor by treating him as a partner; but it does not render a minor a competent and full partner.

Regency

Regency, a temporary monarchy--the rule of a person appointed to administer a kingdom during the incapacity, minority, or absence of the sovereign. The (English) Regency Act, 1937 (1 Edw. 8 & 1 Geo. 6, c.

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