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  • Abandonment

    Adoption Legal Definition of Abandonment Meaning of Abandonment Desertion of a child by a parent or adult primary caregiver with no provisions for continued childcare nor with any apparent intention to return to resume caregiving.Learn more […]

  • Adoption

    Adoption

    The act by which a person takes the child of another into his family, and treats him as his own. A juridical act creating between two persons certain relations, purely civil, or paternity and filiation. 6 Demolombe Code Nap. § 1. As used in the law the word has a strict significance […]

  • Asylum

    Asylum in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of asylum. Grammar This term is a noun. Etimology of Asylum (You may find asylum at the world legal encyclopedia and the etimology of […]

  • Radioactive

    Concept of Directive on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of directive on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources may be outlined, […]

  • Radioactive

    Concept of Directive on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources In relation to securing dangerous material (in case of crisis or terrorism) a meaning of directive on the control of high-activity sealed radioactive sources and orphan sources may be outlined, […]

  • Find

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Find Meaning of Find Synonyms of Find (Determine), verb adjudge adjudicate announce a conclusion arrive at a conclusion arrive at a verdict ascertain […]

  • Institutionalization

    The gradual domination of financial markets by institutional investors, as opposed to individual investors. This process has occurred throughout the industrialized world….

  • Ensure

    Verb ascertain assure certify check clinch confirm corroborate dismiss doubt endorse give security give surety guarantee indemnify against loss insure keep from ha…

  • Popular Definitions A-Z

    Popular Legal Definitions A-Z Welcome to the Legal Dictionary Browse thousands of legal terms and phrases selected by the Lawi Project editors and suggest new words for the largest law dictionary of the world. Dictionary Popular Legal Terms: A absolute divorce absolute estate accessory contract act actual damages actual fraud adjective law administrative law administrative…

  • Conseil De Faiviille

    A council of the family. In French law, certain acts require the sanction of this body. For example, a gardian can neither accept nor reject an inheritance to which the minor has succeeded without his authority (Code Nap. 461) ; nor can he accept for the child a gift intsr vivos without […]

  • Adminiculator

    An officer In the Romish church, who administered to the wants of widows, orphans, and afflicted persons. Spelman. …