infanticide
infanticide n. (1)(尤指父母或未经其同意)杀害婴儿 古代用法也包括对胎儿的杀害。 (2)杀婴者
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residence of infant
residence of infant 未成年人住所地(→domicile by operation of law)
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Infants’ Marriage Act
Infants’ Marriage Act 〈英〉《未成年人婚姻法》 一部英格兰制定法，允许未成年人通过法庭许可而订立有效的婚姻协议〔marriage settlement〕。
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foster home
A household in which foster care is provided to a child who has been removed from his or her birth or adoptive parents, usu. for abuse or neglect. • A foster home is usu. an individual home, but it can also be a group home. [Cases: Infants 226. C.J.S. Adoption of Persons §§ 10–12.]
pueritia
pueritia (pyoo-[schwa]-rish-ee-[schwa]), n. [Latin] Roman law. Childhood, esp. up to the age of 17, the minimum age for pleading before a magistrate. Cf. AETAS INFANTIAE PROXIMA; AETAS PUBERTATI PROXIMA.
in being
in being. Existing in life (life in being plus 21 years). • In property law, this term includes children conceived but not yet born. — Also termed in esse. See LIFE IN BEING. “The intentional killing of one not ‘in being,’ i.e. an unborn child, was until 1929 punishable neither as murder nor as infanticide.
de custodia terrae et haeredis
de custodia terrae et haeredis (dee k[schwa]-stoh-dee-[schwa] ter-ee et her-[schwa]-dis), n. [Law Latin “of right of ward”] Hist. A writ allowing a guardian in a knight’s service to obtain custody of an infant ward.
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parole
parole (p[schwa]-rohl), n. The release of a prisoner from imprisonment before the full sentence has been served. • Although not available under some sentences, parole is usu. granted for good behavior on the condition that the parolee regularly report to a supervising officer for a specified period. Cf. PARDON; PROBATION(1). [Cases: Pardon and Parole 41.
foster care
foster care. 1. A federally funded child-welfare program providing substitute care for abused and neglected children who have been removed by court order from their parents’ or guardians’ care or for children voluntarily placed by their parents in the temporary care of the state because of a family crisis. 42 USCA §§ 670–679a. • The
feticide
feticide (fee-t[schwa]-sId). 1. The act or an instance of killing a fetus, usu. by assaulting and battering the mother; esp., the act of unlawfully causing the death of a fetus. 2. An intentionally induced miscarriage. — Also spelled foeticide. — Also termed child destruction. Cf. INFANTICIDE (1). — feticidal, adj.