Sexual intercourse with a minor who has not reach the state age of consent. It does not matter whether the victim was consensual since the law deems such a person unable to consent to sexual activity. … [Read more...]

An English statute, passed 6 Edw. I., A. D., 1278; so called, because it was passed at Gloucester. There were other statutes made at Gloucester, which do not bear this name. See stat. 2 Rich. II. … [Read more...]

State statutes may define the portion of the estate of a deceased person that another person is entitled to by law, and this term is usually used to describe the share a spouse may claim either 1/3 or 1/2 of the deceased spouse's property. It may vary according to the number of children they have, how long they are married or other factors. Another name for the statutory share … [Read more...]

A statesman; a politician; one skilled in government … [Read more...]

That part of political science which is concerned in collecting and arranging facts illustrative of the condition and resources of a state. The subject is sometimes divided into (1) historical statistics, or facts which illustrate the former condition of a state; (2) statistics of population; (3) of revenue; (4) of trade, commerce, and navigation; (5) of the moral, social, and … [Read more...]