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Legitimated
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LegitimatedMost countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
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Legal
That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust.
Wedlock
Being married. Has the same meaning as "matrimony." Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock."
Legitimated
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Parents
The lawful father and mother of the party spoken of.
Orphan
A minor or infant who has lost both of his or her parents. Sometimes the term is applied to such a person who has lost only one of his or her parents.
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Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimate
That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
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Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimate
That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
Legitimated
Leniency
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Lessor
Contracts He who grants a lease.
Lestage
English law. Duties paid for unlading goods in port.
Let
Hinderance, obstacle, obstruction; as, without let, molestation or hinderance.
Letter
1) Common law, criminal law. An epistle; a despatch; a written message, usually on paper, which is folded up and sealed, sent by one person to another. 2) Contracts. In the civil law, locator, and in the French law, locateur, loueur, or bailleur, is he who, being the owner of a thing, lets it out to another for hire or compensation. 3) Civil law. The answer which the prince gave to questions of law which had been submitted to him by magistrates, was called letters or epistles. 4) Missive, English law. After a bill has been filed against a peer or peeress, or lord of parliament, a petition is presented to the lord chancellor for his letter, called a letter missive, which requests the defendant to appear and answer to the bill. A neglect to attend to this, places the defendant, in relation to such suit, on the same ground as other defendants, who are not peers, and a subpoena may then issue.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Legal
That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust.
Wedlock
Being married. Has the same meaning as "matrimony." Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock."
Legitimated
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
Country
By country is meant the state of which one is a member.
Parents
The lawful father and mother of the party spoken of.
Orphan
A minor or infant who has lost both of his or her parents. Sometimes the term is applied to such a person who has lost only one of his or her parents.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimate
That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimate
That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
Legitimated
Leniency
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Lessor
Contracts He who grants a lease.
Lestage
English law. Duties paid for unlading goods in port.
Let
Hinderance, obstacle, obstruction; as, without let, molestation or hinderance.
Letter
1) Common law, criminal law. An epistle; a despatch; a written message, usually on paper, which is folded up and sealed, sent by one person to another. 2) Contracts. In the civil law, locator, and in the French law, locateur, loueur, or bailleur, is he who, being the owner of a thing, lets it out to another for hire or compensation. 3) Civil law. The answer which the prince gave to questions of law which had been submitted to him by magistrates, was called letters or epistles. 4) Missive, English law. After a bill has been filed against a peer or peeress, or lord of parliament, a petition is presented to the lord chancellor for his letter, called a letter missive, which requests the defendant to appear and answer to the bill. A neglect to attend to this, places the defendant, in relation to such suit, on the same ground as other defendants, who are not peers, and a subpoena may then issue.
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