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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...] about PUISSANCE PATERNELLE

A corporation that is created by a government or municipality to carry out a purpose that is beneficial to the public, e.g. the operations of a public zoo or library. … [Read more...] about PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION

This term is synonymous with public highway, with this difference; by the latter, is understood a right to pass over the land of another; by the former is meant the right of going over the water which is on another's land. … [Read more...] about PUBLIC PASSAGE

A person who is in such poor financial condition that the government (the public) must pay for the cost of his or her care (a charge.) … [Read more...] about PUBLIC CHARGE

(I) By public policy is meant that which the law encourages for the promotion of the public good. 2. That which is against public policy is generally unlawful. For example, to restrain an individual from marrying, or from engaging in business, when the restraint is general, in the first case, to all persons, and, in the second, to all trades, business, or occupations. But if … [Read more...] about PUBLIC POLICY