right to counsel. 1. Criminal law. A criminal defendant’s constitutional right, guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment, to representation by a court-appointed lawyer if the defendant cannot afford to hire one. • The Supreme Court has recognized a juvenile delinquent defendant’s right to counsel. In re Gault, 387 U.S. 1, 87 S.Ct. 1428 (1967). — Also […]
An adult who (1) is not the child’s legal parent, (2) has, with consent of the child’s legal parent, resided with the child for a significant period, and (3) has routinely performed a share of the caretaking functions at least as great as that of the parent who has been the child’s primary caregiver without
gross-rent multiplier. The ratio between the market value of rent-producing property and its annual gross rental income. • The gross-rent multiplier is used as a method to estimate a property’s market value. — Abbr. GRM. — Also termed gross-income multiplier.
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Emancipation by law, as opposed to a voluntary act of the parent. • Constructive emancipation may occur in several ways, as by (1) conduct of the parent that is inconsistent with the performance of parental duties, (2) marriage of the child, or (3) the child’s service in the armed forces.
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quae non mente sed manu tenentur (kwee non men-tee sed man-yoo t[schwa]-nen-t[schwa]r). [Law Latin “things that are held not by the mind but by hand”] Hist. The natural parental duties arising from affection for one’s child, as distinguished from purely legal obligations.
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dry hole clause 干井条款 油气井租约中的一个条款，规定了在承租人钻出一口不产油气的干井后，为使原租约能在剩余的时期内继续有效，承租人必须履行的义务，如支付延期租金〔delay rentals〕等。