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un|ap|par|ent — «UHN uh PAR uhnt», adjective. 1. not apparent; obscure: »Bitter actions of despite, too subtle and too unapparent for law to deal with (Milton). 2. not visible: »The Zoroastrian definition of poetry, mystical, yet exact, “apparent pictures of… … Useful english dictionary
parent-in-law — par′ent in law n. pl. par•ents in law the father or mother of one s wife or husband • Etymology: 1895–1900 … From formal English to slang
parent — par·ent n 1 a: a person who begets or brings forth offspring; esp: the natural parents of a child born of their marriage ◇ The biological father of an illegitimate child is usu. not considered the child s parent absent a judicial determination of … Law dictionary
apparent — ap·par·ent adj 1: capable of being easily seen, perceived, or discovered apparent defects apparent ambiguity 2: having a right to succeed to a title or estate that cannot be defeated 3: appearing to one s senses and esp. one s vision or to one s… … Law dictionary
agency — agen·cy n pl cies 1: the person or thing through which power is exerted or an end is achieved death by criminal agency W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr. 2 a: a consensual fiduciary relationship in which one party acts on behalf of and under the… … Law dictionary
in loco parentis — in lo·co pa·ren·tis /in lō kō pə ren tis/ adv [Latin]: in the place of a parent either parent of a minor, guardian, or a person standing in loco parentis to the minor Code of Alabama ◇ In order for a person to be considered in loco parentis, he… … Law dictionary
ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
apparent — ap•par•ent [[t]əˈpær ənt, əˈpɛər [/t]] adj. 1) readily seen; open to view: The crack in the wall was readily apparent[/ex] 2) capable of being easily understood; obvious: The solution was apparent to all[/ex] 3) according to appearances;… … From formal English to slang
less — less·est; less·ness; let·ter·less; li·cense·less; lid·less; life·less; life·less·ly; life·less·ness; light·less; light·less·ness; limb·less; lime·less; lim·it·less; line·less; lint·less; lip·less; list·less; list·less·ly; list·less·ness;… … English syllables
Apparent — Ap*par ent, a. [F. apparent, L. apparens, entis, p. pr. of apparere. See {Appear}.] 1. Capable of being seen, or easily seen; open to view; visible to the eye; within sight or view. [1913 Webster] The moon . . . apparent queen. Milton. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
