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PortionThat part of a parent's estate, or the estate of one standing in loco parentis, which is given to a child.
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Estate
A right or interest in property or the property of a deceased person.
Standing
Maritime law. The running of a ship or other vessel on shore; it is either accidental or voluntary
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.
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Port of entry
Any location in the United States or its territories that is designated as a point of entry for aliens and U.S. citizens. All district and files control offices are also considered ports, since they become locations of entry for aliens adjusting to immigrant status.
Port state control
Port State Control is the system whereby the authorities of a State responsible for marine safety are empowered to inspect vessels entering its ports, even if they do not fly the flag of that State, in order to identify ships not complying with applicable norms, especially with respect to safety. Port State Control is typically governed by an international agreement, such as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding of July 1, 1982 (binding most European countries and a few others, including Canada) or the Tokyo of December 2, 1993, in force April 1994 (binding many States in the Asia-Pacific region and also including Canada).
Port toll
Merchant law., By this phrase is understood the money paid for the privilege of bringing goods into a port.
Port-reeve
English law. In some places in England an officer bearing this name is the chief magistrate of a port-town.
Portatica
English law. The generic name for port duties charged to ships.
Porter
The name of an ancient English officer who bore or carried a rod before the justices. The door-keeper of the English parliament also bears this name.
Portfolio copies
Writers' copies of documents produced on a job to use for work samples.
Portoria
Civil law. Duties paid in ports on merchandise.
Portsales
Auctions were anciently so called, because they took place in ports
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Port state control
Port State Control is the system whereby the authorities of a State responsible for marine safety are empowered to inspect vessels entering its ports, even if they do not fly the flag of that State, in order to identify ships not complying with applicable norms, especially with respect to safety. Port State Control is typically governed by an international agreement, such as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding of July 1, 1982 (binding most European countries and a few others, including Canada) or the Tokyo of December 2, 1993, in force April 1994 (binding many States in the Asia-Pacific region and also including Canada).
Port toll
Merchant law., By this phrase is understood the money paid for the privilege of bringing goods into a port.
Portatica
English law. The generic name for port duties charged to ships.
Porter
The name of an ancient English officer who bore or carried a rod before the justices. The door-keeper of the English parliament also bears this name.
Portfolio copies
Writers' copies of documents produced on a job to use for work samples.
Portion
Portoria
Civil law. Duties paid in ports on merchandise.
Port-reeve
English law. In some places in England an officer bearing this name is the chief magistrate of a port-town.
Portsales
Auctions were anciently so called, because they took place in ports
Positive
Express; absolute; not doubtful. This word is frequently used in composition.
Positive law
Positive law, as used in opposition to natural law, may be considered in a threefold point of view. 1.) The universal voluntary law, or those rules which are presumed to be law, by the uniform practice of nations in general, and by the manifest utility of the rules themselves. 2.) The customary law, or that which, from motives of convenience, has, by tacit, but implied agreement, prevailed, not generally indeed among all nations, nor with so permanent a utility as to become a portion of the universal voluntary law, but enough to have acquired a prescriptive obligation among certain states so situated as to be mutually benefited by it. 3) The conventional law, or that which is agreed between particular states by express treaty, a law binding on the parties among whom such treaties are in force.
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Estate
A right or interest in property or the property of a deceased person.
Standing
Maritime law. The running of a ship or other vessel on shore; it is either accidental or voluntary
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.
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Port of entry
Any location in the United States or its territories that is designated as a point of entry for aliens and U.S. citizens. All district and files control offices are also considered ports, since they become locations of entry for aliens adjusting to immigrant status.
Port state control
Port State Control is the system whereby the authorities of a State responsible for marine safety are empowered to inspect vessels entering its ports, even if they do not fly the flag of that State, in order to identify ships not complying with applicable norms, especially with respect to safety. Port State Control is typically governed by an international agreement, such as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding of July 1, 1982 (binding most European countries and a few others, including Canada) or the Tokyo of December 2, 1993, in force April 1994 (binding many States in the Asia-Pacific region and also including Canada).
Port toll
Merchant law., By this phrase is understood the money paid for the privilege of bringing goods into a port.
Port-reeve
English law. In some places in England an officer bearing this name is the chief magistrate of a port-town.
Portatica
English law. The generic name for port duties charged to ships.
Porter
The name of an ancient English officer who bore or carried a rod before the justices. The door-keeper of the English parliament also bears this name.
Portfolio copies
Writers' copies of documents produced on a job to use for work samples.
Portoria
Civil law. Duties paid in ports on merchandise.
Portsales
Auctions were anciently so called, because they took place in ports
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Port state control
Port State Control is the system whereby the authorities of a State responsible for marine safety are empowered to inspect vessels entering its ports, even if they do not fly the flag of that State, in order to identify ships not complying with applicable norms, especially with respect to safety. Port State Control is typically governed by an international agreement, such as the Paris Memorandum of Understanding of July 1, 1982 (binding most European countries and a few others, including Canada) or the Tokyo of December 2, 1993, in force April 1994 (binding many States in the Asia-Pacific region and also including Canada).
Port toll
Merchant law., By this phrase is understood the money paid for the privilege of bringing goods into a port.
Portatica
English law. The generic name for port duties charged to ships.
Porter
The name of an ancient English officer who bore or carried a rod before the justices. The door-keeper of the English parliament also bears this name.
Portfolio copies
Writers' copies of documents produced on a job to use for work samples.
Portion
Portoria
Civil law. Duties paid in ports on merchandise.
Port-reeve
English law. In some places in England an officer bearing this name is the chief magistrate of a port-town.
Portsales
Auctions were anciently so called, because they took place in ports
Positive
Express; absolute; not doubtful. This word is frequently used in composition.
Positive law
Positive law, as used in opposition to natural law, may be considered in a threefold point of view. 1.) The universal voluntary law, or those rules which are presumed to be law, by the uniform practice of nations in general, and by the manifest utility of the rules themselves. 2.) The customary law, or that which, from motives of convenience, has, by tacit, but implied agreement, prevailed, not generally indeed among all nations, nor with so permanent a utility as to become a portion of the universal voluntary law, but enough to have acquired a prescriptive obligation among certain states so situated as to be mutually benefited by it. 3) The conventional law, or that which is agreed between particular states by express treaty, a law binding on the parties among whom such treaties are in force.
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