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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rental n. (1)租费；租金收入 本意指作为租金支付的费用或租金形式的收入，但有时也用于指租金本身。通常在以「rent」表达本已充分时，不必用「rental」。只表示承租人须付租金，而不强调须按期支付特定数额的租金时，也更宜于采用「rent」。 (2)租册(→rent roll)
Computer Software Rental Amendments Act. Copyright. A 1990 statute prohibiting computer-program pur-chasers from leasing, renting, or lending the software for commercial gain. 17 USCA §§ 801–805.
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drilling-delay rental clause. Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease giving the lessee the right to maintain the lease from period to period during the primary term by paying delay rentals instead of starting drilling operations. • Lessees use drilling-delay rental clauses because courts have said that they obviate any implied covenant to
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parental-liability statute. A law obliging parents to pay damages for torts (esp. intentional ones) committed by their minor children. • All states have these laws, but most limit the parents’ monetary liability to about $3,000 per tort. Parents can also be held criminally liable for the acts of their children. One group of laws is
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Family law. A trial or court proceeding, usu. initiated by a state agency, that seeks to sever the legal ties between a parent and child, usu. so that the child can be adopted. • The standard of proof in a termination-of-parental-rights hearing is clear and convincing evidence. Santosky v. Kramer, 455 U.S. 745, 102 S.Ct.
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rental, n. 1. The amount received as rent. crescendo rental. A rent payment that gradually increases at fixed periods during the term of the lease. delay rental. Oil & gas. A periodic payment made by an oil-and-gas lessee to postpone exploration during the primary lease term. See DRILLING-DELAY RENTAL CLAUSE. [Cases: Mines and Minerals 78.1(3).
Oil & gas. A provision in an oil-and-gas lease giving the lessee the right to maintain the lease from period to period during the primary term by paying delay rentals instead of starting drilling operations. • Lessees use drilling-delay rental clauses because courts have said that they obviate any implied covenant to drill a test
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