Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act — There are several Acts named Statute of Westminster Adoption Act:* Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942, an Act of the Parliament of Australia * Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947, a constitutional Act of the Parliament of New Zealand … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 — Infobox AU Legislation short title=Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1942 parliament=Parliament of Australia long title=An Act to remove Doubts as to the Validity of certain Commonwealth Legislation, to obviate Delays occurring in its Passage,… … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 — The Statute of Westminster Adoption Act 1947 was a constitutional Act of the New Zealand Parliament that formally accepted the full external autonomy offered by the British Parliament. By passing the Act on November 25 1947, New Zealand ratified… … Wikipedia
Statute of Westminster 1931 — The Statute of Westminster 1931 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom (22 23 Geo. V c. 4, December 11, 1931) which established a status of legislative equality between the self governing dominions of the British Empire and the United… … Wikipedia
adoption — adoptional, adj. /euh dop sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of adopting: the adoption of a new amendment. 2. the state of being adopted. [1300 50; ME adopcioun < L adoption , s. of adoptio. See AD , OPTION] * * * Act of transferring parental rights and… … Universalium
adoption — Legal process pursuant to state statute in which a child s legal rights and duties toward his natural parents are terminated and similar rights and duties toward his adoptive parents are substituted. To take into one s family the child of another … Black's law dictionary
adoption — Legal process pursuant to state statute in which a child s legal rights and duties toward his natural parents are terminated and similar rights and duties toward his adoptive parents are substituted. To take into one s family the child of another … Black's law dictionary
adoption — Approval, as the adoption of a statute Anno: 132 ALR 1061. Selecting and taking as one s own that which was not so before … Ballentine's law dictionary
States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court — The States Parties to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court are those countries that have ratified or acceded to the Rome Statute, the treaty that established the International Criminal Court. As of October 2008, 108 states are… … Wikipedia
Children and Adoption Act 2006 — The Children and Adoption Act 2006[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision as regards contact with children; to make prov … Wikipedia
