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Douglas cause Douglas cause
Douglas cause. On the death of the 1st duke of Douglas in 1761, the estates were disputed on behalf of his cousin, the duke of Hamilton, aged 5, and Archibald Stewart, claiming to be a nephew, aged 13. In 1767 the Court of Session decided against the nephew but in 1769 the House of Lords reversed... Read more
Paternity Paternity
PATERNITY The state or condition of a father; the relationship of a father. English and U.S. common law have recognized the importance of establishing the paternity of children. In the United States, a child born outside a legal marriage relationship will lose child support and inheritance rights... Read more
Balaklava Balaklava
Balaklava , section of the city of Sevastopol , in S Ukraine, on the Crimean peninsula. Fishing and limestone quarrying are carried on. In ancient times it was an important Greek commercial city. In the Middle Ages it belonged to the Genoese until it was taken (1475) by the Turks, who gave it its... Read more
Sequoyah Sequoyah
Sequoyah , c.1766-1843, Native North American leader, creator of the Cherokee syllabary, b. Loudon co., Tenn. Although many historians believe that he was the son of a Cherokee woman and a white trader named Nathaniel Gist, his descendants dispute this claim. To most Americans he was known as George... Read more
Cooling-Off Period Cooling-Off Period
COOLING-OFF PERIOD An interval of time during which no action of a specific type can be taken by either side in a dispute. An automatic delay in certain jurisdictions, apart from ordinary court delays, between the time when divorce papers are filed and the divorce hearing takes place. An amount of... Read more
industrial arbitration industrial arbitration
industrial arbitration method of settling disputes between employer and employees by seeking and accepting a decision by a third party. Such arbitration may be compelled by the government, as in New Zealand (since 1894), Australia (since 1904), Canada (since 1907), Italy (since 1926), and Great... Read more
Standing Standing
STANDING The legally protectible stake or interest that an individual has in a dispute that entitles him to bring the controversy before the court to obtain judicial relief. Standing, sometimes referred to as standing to sue, is the name of the federal law doctrine that focuses on whether a... Read more
Gordon Gordon
Gordon ♂ Transferred use of the Scottish surname, which is derived from a place name. It is a matter of dispute whether it referred originally to the Gordon in Berwickshire or to a similarly named place in Normandy. As a given name it seems to have been taken up in honour of Charles George... Read more
Sacajawea Sacajawea
Sacajawea , Sacagawea , or Sakakawea , c.1784-1884?, Native North American woman guide on the Lewis and Clark expedition and the only woman to accompany the party. She is generally called the Bird Woman in English, although this translation has been challenged, and there has been much... Read more

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