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(1) Referring to a son or daughter of any age of a parent or parents (which may include biological children, adopted and foster children, etc.) (2) Referring to a minor person between the ages of 14 and 16. A minor is usually referred to as a person under the age of 18 but some laws, such as statutory rape (frequently with children age 16 or younger) and the ability to make a … [Read more...] about CHILD or CHILDREN

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The obligation owed to all children in that they are entitled to be supported by their parents until the children reach the age of majority (usually 18) or become emancipated on their own, which most frequently occurs by marriage, by service in the armed forces or by living independently from the parents. Child support also refers to the obligation of the non-custodial parent … [Read more...] about CHILD SUPPORT

Swindling; shrewd cunning. The use of tricks and artifice. … [Read more...] about CHICANE

Weakness of intellect, such as that of a child. 2. When the childishness is so great that a man has lost his memory, or is incapable to plan a proper disposition of his property, he is unable to make a will. … [Read more...] about CHILDISHNESS