Laws related to restrictions placed on guns and firearms. … [Read more...]

The name given to officers whose duties are very similar to those of overseers of the poor, that is, generally to relieve the distresses of such poor persons who are unable to take care of themselves. … [Read more...]

In old English law. That which was given for safe conduct through a strange territory, or another's territory. Cowell. The office of guiding of travelers through dangerous and unknown ways. 2 Inst. 526V … [Read more...]

Lat. Properly a whirlpool, but in old English law and conveyancing, a deep pit filled with water, distinguished from "stagnum," which was a shallow pool or pond. Co. Litt 5; Johnson v. Rayner, 6 Gray (Mass.) 107. … [Read more...]

persons. The power or protective authority given by law, and imposed on an individual who is free and in the enjoyment of his rights, over one whose weakness on account of his age, renders him unable to protect himself. The guardian may be the representative for a minor child or an incapacitated adult. The office, duty, or authority of a guardian. Also the relation subsisting … [Read more...]