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CHILD

Categories: Property

Definition (1910 Edition)

CHICANE. Swindling; shrewd cunning. The use of tricks and artifice.

opposite of “adult,” and means the young of the human species, (generally under the age of puberty,) without any reference to parentage and without distinction of sex. Miller v. Finegan, 26 Fla. 29, 7 South. 140,6 L. R. A. 813.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.