autonomy
autonomy (aw-tahn-[schwa]-mee), n. 1. The right of self-government. 2. A self-governing state. — auto-nomous (aw-tahn-[schwa]-m[schwa]s), adj.
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parental autonomy doctrine
parental-autonomy doctrine. The principle that a parent has a fundamental right to raise his or her child and to make all decisions regarding that child free from governmental intervention, unless (1) the child’s health and welfare are jeopardized by the parent’s decisions, or (2) public health, welfare, safety, and order are threatened by the parent’s
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autonomy privacy
An individual’s right to control his or her personal activities or intimate personal decisions without outside interference, observation, or intrusion. • If the individual’s interest in an activity or decision is fundamental, the state must show a compelling public interest before the private interest can be overcome. If the individual’s interest is acknowledged to be
right of family integrity
right of family integrity. A fundamental and substantive due-process right for a family unit to be free of unjustified state interference. • While not specifically mentioned in the U.S. Constitution, this right is said to emanate from it. The contours of the right are nebulous and incompletely defined, but it at least includes the right
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freedom of contract
The doctrine that people have the right to bind themselves legally; a judicial concept that contracts are based on mutual agreement and free choice, and thus should not be hampered by external control such as governmental interference. • This is the principle that people are able to fashion their relations by private agreements, esp. as
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home rule
home rule. A state legislative provision or action allocating a measure of autonomy to a local government, conditional on its acceptance of certain terms. Cf. LOCAL OPTION. [Cases: Municipal Corporations 65. C.J.S. Municipal Corporations §§ 122, 140–141, 143.] “Home rule in the United States was sometimes envisioned in its early days as giving the cities
negotiation
negotiation, n. 1. A consensual bargaining process in which the parties attempt to reach agreement on a disputed or potentially disputed matter. • Negotiation usu. involves complete autonomy for the parties involved, without the intervention of third parties. [Cases: Contracts 25. C.J.S. Contracts § 60.] “Negotiation, we may say, ought strictly to be viewed simply
freedom of contract
freedom of contract. The doctrine that people have the right to bind themselves legally; a judicial concept that contracts are based on mutual agreement and free choice, and thus should not be hampered by external control such as governmental interference. • This is the principle that people are able to fashion their relations by private
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board
board. 1. A group of persons having managerial, supervisory, or advisory powers (board of directors). • In parliamentary law, a board is a form of deliberative assembly and is distinct from a committee — which is usu. subordinate to a board or other deliberative assembly — in having greater autonomy and authority. 2. Daily meals