minor
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2.1
- adjective
- /ˈmaɪnər/
:
menor
- So like I said, while you have minor children, no contact is simply not an option.
- minor children
- minor girls
Another example, you get divorced from them and you have minor children.
- Another example, you get divorced from them and you have minor children.
- Most, most of the cases that we have involving families are, are really, you know, minor children.
- So like I said, while you have minor children, no contact is simply not an option.
Examples
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Another example, you get divorced from them and you have minor children.
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Most, most of the cases that we have involving families are, are really, you know, minor children.
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Is it legal for interrogators to question a minor absent a parent?
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They let O-Dog off with a warning because he was still a minor.
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The incidence of sexual violence among minor children is equally alarming.
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Are they not doing surgeries on minors for cross gender procedures?
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You're still a minor.
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The law requires that a parent or guardian must accompany a minor during questioning.
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In many countries, minor children cannot be held criminally responsible for their actions.
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Because he was still a minor, he needed permission from his parents to apply for a job.
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Compounds
- Specialized
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A simple operation that does not need a general anaesthetic and lets you go home the same day
- Specialized
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4.6
A musical scale that sounds sad because some notes are lower than in a major scale
- Specialized
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8.6
A statement in a logical argument that names the subject of the conclusion
- Specialized
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7.3
A thin chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down and helps lift ribs when you breathe deeply
- Specialized
The shorter diameter of an ellipse that goes through its center and meets the longer axis at right angles
- Specialized
A set of notes used in Western music that makes a piece sound sad
- Archaic
A medicine that makes worry and stress less without making you very sleepy
- Specialized
A thin muscle under the larger chest muscle that pulls the shoulder blade down or lifts the ribs
- Specialized
A small back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up
- Specialized
A small round shoulder muscle that pulls the arm toward the body and turns it outward
- Specialized
A small upper back muscle that pulls the shoulder blade toward the spine and slightly up
- Specialized
A small North American bird with a long bill that uses it to find worms and people hunt for food
- Specialized
A plant with yellow flowers and hollow trumpet-shaped leaves that trap insects
- Specialized
A small shoulder muscle that turns the arm outward and helps keep the shoulder joint steady
- Specialized
A small upper-arm muscle that turns the arm outward and steadies the shoulder
- Specialized
A milder form of smallpox that kills about one person in a hundred
- Specialized
A mild type of smallpox that usually causes less severe sickness and few deaths
- Specialized
A low plant with dark green shiny leaves and small blue-violet flowers that covers the ground
Surface Forms
Etymology
Minor comes from the Latin minor meaning 'smaller' or 'less', and in law it describes a person who is 'smaller' in age and not yet old enough to have full legal rights.