Fr. Paternal power. In the French law, the male parent has the following rights over the person of his child: (1) If child is under sixteen years of age, he may procure him to be imprisoned for one month or under. (2) If child is over sixteen and under twenty-one he may procure an imprisonment for six months or under, with power in each case to procure a second period of … [Read more...]

Lat. In the civil law. Public law; that law which regards the state of the commonwealth. Inst 1, 1, 4. … [Read more...]

Latin: In the civil law. To beat; to accuse or charge; to proceed against at law. Calvin. … [Read more...]

1. To make known using some form of medium of expression. To publicize. 2. To print. 3. To upload. 4. To inform and educate witnesses who will sign a document as to the nature of the document they are signing. … [Read more...]

A term regarding intellectual property, in copyright law it is an original work of authorship considered to be published, meaning made available for use or view to the general public without restriction. (Showing a book to an editor in private is not publishing according to copyright law.) Regardless of publication, published and unpublished works are entitled to copyright … [Read more...]