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parental consent statute

parental-consent statute. A statute that requires a minor to obtain his or her parent’s consent before receiving elective medical treatment. • Without parental consent, a physician or other medical professional commits a battery upon a child when giving nonemergency medical treatment. To pass constitutional muster, a parental-consent statute must include a judicial-bypass provision. Planned Parenthood

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constitutionalize

constitutionalize, vb. 1. To provide with a constitution (constitutionalize the new government). 2. To make con-stitutional; to bring in line with a constitution (the court plans to constitutionalize the segregated school district). 3. To make a constitutional question out of (a question of law); to subject (issue, etc.) to the burden of passing constitutional muster

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ship’s papers

ship’s papers. Maritime law. The papers that a vessel is required to carry to provide the primary evidence of the ship’s national character, ownership, nature and destination of cargo, and compliance with navigation laws. • This evidence includes certificates of health, charterparty, muster-rolls, licenses, and bills of lading. [Cases: Shipping 5. C.J.S. Shipping § 16.]

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