half-timer. Hist. In England, a child excused from full-time attendance at school under the Factory and Workshop Act of 1908 so that the child could work part-time in a factory or workshop. • The Factory and Workshop Acts from 1901 to 1911 were repealed by the Factory and Workshop (Cotton Cloth Factories) Act of 1929 […]
Zoning that favors planned-unit development by allowing a modification in lot size and frontage requirements under the condition that other land in the development be set aside for parks, schools, or other public needs. — Also termed density zoning. See PLANNED-UNIT DEVELOPMENT. [Cases: Zoning and Planning 85, 245. C.J.S. Zoning and Land Planning §§ 46,
Feudorum Libri (fyoo-dor-[schwa]m lI-brI). [Latin “the books of the feuds”] Hist. The Books of Feuds, a five-book compilation of Lombardic feudal law published in Milan around 1152, during the reign of Henry III. • This unofficial compilation was the main source of tenure law among the nations in Europe. It was widely used in medieval
educational institution. 1. A school, seminary, college, university, or other educational facility, though not necessarily a chartered institution. [Cases: Schools 11. C.J.S. Schools and School Districts §§ 4, 74, 76, 396–398.] 2. As used in a zoning ordinance, all buildings and grounds necessary to accomplish the full scope of educational instruction, including those things essential
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dean. 1. Eccles. law. An officer who leads a chapter, parish, or other subdivision of a diocese, usu. upon a bishop’s request or appointment. “A dean and chapter are the council of the bishop, to assist him with their advice in affairs of religion, and also in the temporal concerns of his see …. All