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| evict |
to legally force to leave a rented property. |
| inheritance |
money, property, or position that is or may be inherited legally. [1/2 definitions] |
| proper |
If people talk about "the city proper," they mean the area that is truly and legally the city and not just some place near it. When we use the word "proper" in this way, we are talking about something in its exact meaning, and usually we are talking about a place. [1/3 definitions] |
| ward |
A ward is a child who has been legally placed in the home of someone who is not their parent, or someone who is placed in some kind of institution by a court of law. The adult person or institution that takes care of the ward has legal responsibility for them. A ward is often a child--one without parents who can take care of them--but a ward can also be an adult who must be taken care of by others because they can't take care of themselves. [1/4 definitions] |
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