In English feudal law. All the land in the kingdom was supposed to be hnlden mediately or immediately of the king, who was styled the “Lord Paramount.” or “Lord Above […]

In feudal law. A small rent paid to the lord paramount

This term is applied to the often violent and inhuman behaviour that an adult shows toward a child.

the term applied to the support and control of a child that is determined by the court when the parents of the child are divorced or separated.

These are the laws that can vary from state to state that prohibit employing minors that are under a specified age.

A method of compensating a parent needing monies for raising and sheltering a child by another who has the means to manage the expenses associated with child support . A […]

A bottle or box opening that is difficult for young children, generally less than eight. The intent is to minimally require an ability to combine hand pressure and wrist motion […]

A ” child’s part ,” which a widow, by statute in some states, is entitled to take in lieu of dower or the provision made for her by will, is […]

Offspring; progeny. Legitimate offspring; children born in wedlock. Bell v. Phyn, 7 Ves. 458. The general rule is that “children,” in a bequest or devise, means legitimate children. Under a […]

The right which a lord had of taking a flue of his bondwoman gotteii with child without his license. Termes de la Ley ; Cowell.

Method to preserve raw or processed food by cooling to a temperature between zero degree and five degree Celsius. Slowing the growth of microbes that are typically present in all […]

Cooling the earth’s surface temperature by unclouded sky at night or increased number of particles in the upper atmosphere that block sunlight. Contrasts versus greenhouse effect.

In English law . The stewardship of the Chiltern Hundreds is a nominal otlice in the gift of the crown, usually accepted by members of the house of commons desirous […]

In old English law . A road, way, highway. It is either the king’s highway (rhiminus regis) or a private way. The first is that over which the subjects of […]

A toll for passing on a way through a forest; called in the civil law “pedagium.” Cowell.

The way by which the king and all his subjects and all under his protection have a right to pass, though the property of the soil of each side where […]

A tax upon chimneys or hearths; an ancient tax or duty upon houses iu England, now repealed.

A Taiwan-based company. Offers other companies services such as credit reporting, access to various financial databases, business consulting, and market research . Taiwan and Mainland China, is served by a […]

A process/structure within a BANK, INVESTMENT BANK , or SECURITIES FIRM that separates groups that call on clients and arrange deals (i.e., bankers) from those that are privy to nonpublic […]

UK-sponsored program for a new debt card system to authorize transactions using chip-implanted card and pin number. The card reader will access the stored information on the chip when the […]

Low-density paperboard with 0.15 millimeter thickness (0.006 inch) or more. Commonly used for making partitions for boxes and one or more central plies of a fiberboard. Typically made from recycled […]

In old English law . A tax upon trade; a toll imposed upon traffic, or upon goods brought to a place to be sold.

Chips grouped for working together as a single functional integrated circuit block in controlling a motherboard or computer by one or more specialized functions.

In Saxon law. An ecclesiastical assembly or court. Spelman. A synod or meeting in a church or vestry. 4 Inst. 321.

In old English law . A deed or indenture; also the last part of a fine of land. An instrument of gift or conveyance attested by the subscription and crosses […]