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A person addicted to the use of intoxicating liquors; an habitual drunkard. Any person who habitually, whether continuously or periodically, indulges in the use of intoxicating liquors to such an extent as to stupefy his mind, and to render him incompetent to transact ordinary business with safety to his estate, shall be deemed an inebriate, within the meaning of this chapter: … [Read more...] about INEBRIATE

Lat. In the civil law. A child under the age of seven years; so called "quasi impos fandi," (as not having the faculty of speech.) Cod. Theodos, 8, 18, 8. Infans non mnltum a farioso distat. An infant does not differ much from a lunatic. Bract. 1. 8, c. 2, … [Read more...] about INFANS

Drunk, intoxicated. … [Read more...] about INEBRIATED

persons. One under the age of twenty-one years. Considerable changes of the common law have probably taken place in many of the states. 6. Contracts made with him, may be enforced or avoided by him on his coming of age. See Parties to contracts; Voidable. But to this general rule there is an exception; he cannot avoid contracts for necessaries, because these are for his … [Read more...] about INFANT

Legal malpractice. A situation where a client was denied so right or a fair trial since an attorney committed errors so serious that the party never had a reasonable opportunity to obtain a fair hearing or trial. Typically involves a criminal defendant who claims that a court appointed lawyer committed negligence that led to an unfair trial where the defendant might have been … [Read more...] about INEFFECTIVE ASSISTANCE OF COUNSEL