Legal Definition and Related Resources of Children
Meaning of Children
(See “Sons.”) Legitimate offspring. L. R. 7 H. L. 568; 23 Hun (N. Y). 260; 14 N. J. Eq. 159. But see 42 Conn. 491. It includes only the first generation, and does not embrace grandchildren (21 N. J. Eq. 84; 19 Ohio St. 30; 104 Mass. 193), but it has been given that meaning in instruments where the context or the necessity of effectuating the instrument required it (15 N. J. Eq. 174; 37 N. Y. 42; 88 Pa. St. 478). It does not include stepchildren (8 Paige [N. Y.] 375), nor adopted children (54 pa. St.304. But see 115 Mass. 262).
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Synonyms of Children
noun
- babies
- brood
- descendants
- heirs
- infants
- innocents
- issue
- lineage
- minors
- offspring
- progeny
- pueri
- rising generation
- seed
- young people
- younger generation
- Associated Concepts: descendants
- disinheriting
- illegitimate children
- legal heirs
- legitimate children
- limitation
- purchase
- surviving childrenyoungsters
- youth
Resources
Legal English Vocabulary: Children and Young People in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term children and young people into Spanish: Niños y jóvenes (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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Legal English Vocabulary: Children in Spanish
Online translation of the English legal term children into Spanish: niños (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online.
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See Also
Aid to Dependent Children (AFDC); Law, Children and the; Social Welfare; Welfare Reform Act (1996).
Further Reading
Children’s Defense Fund. 1974. Children Out of School, a Report by the Children’s Defense Fund of the Washington Research Project, Inc. Cambridge: Children’s Defense Fund.
Children and young people’s plan in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of children and young people’s plan.
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See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- children and young people’s plan in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- children and young people’s plan in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Persistently selling alcohol to children in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of persistently selling alcohol to children.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- persistently selling alcohol to children in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- persistently selling alcohol to children in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
Children, Sexual Behaviour and the Law
Further Reading
Resources
See Also
- Population
- Population Planning
- Population Policy
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See Also
- Social Protection
- Social Security
- Employment Affairs
- Welfare State
- Family Responsibility
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