Legal Minority Period

n. 1) in the vote, one side with less than half of the votes. 2) a term for people in a predominantly Caucasian country who are not Caucasian, including African Americans, Hispanics, Asians, Native Americans (Indians), and others who are so-called “colored,” despite the irony that the majority of the world`s population is not Caucasian. Sometimes the term is used to include women and homosexuals. The term “minority” has a certain patronizing tone, even when used to assert the rights of peoples who have been victims of social or legal discrimination. 3) Life before the age of majority. (See: Adult, Minor, Adult) The term minority rule or royal minority refers to the period of a ruler`s reign when he or she is legally a minor. Minority leaders are, by their very nature, times when politicians and advisors can be particularly competitive. [1] Some scholars argue that in Britain, primogeniture, the growth of conciliar government, and the emergence of Parliament as a representative and administrative force all took place in the context of minority rule. [2] As a general rule, a regent is appointed when a sovereign is a minor. There are cases where no regent is appointed, but this does not mean that the monarch had authority.

For example, during the minority reign of Theodosius II, power was exercised by Anthemius before his sister Pulcheria was appointed regent. In many cases, the emergence of a royal minority led to fierce competition for any regency position, and in England, only one actual regent was appointed: in October 1216, William Marshal, 1st Earl of Lordship. Earl of Pembroke regent for Henry III, aged nine, after the death of King John. Subsequent royal minorities before 1811 were dealt with by the appointment of officers who bore the less provocative titles of “Lords Justices of the Realm”, “Lord Protector” or “Protector and Defender” (after 1422) and sometimes “Guardian of the Realm”. In all cases, they were to be assisted by a collective council or a body of officials, although the brief protectorate of Richard, Duke of Gloucester from April to June 1483, did not allow the appointment of an official council. The minority dominions also marked a period in the Roman Empire from 367 to 455, the years leading up to the reign of Valentinian III, who also became emperor at the age of six. The succession of children who became adult emperors led to the so-called infantilization of the imperial office, which had taken root during the long reign of Honorius, Valentinian`s predecessor. [3] Here, the imperial office operated in a system severely limited compared to its authority a century earlier. [3] The condition or condition of a minor; childhood. Opposite of the majority. The lower number of votes in a consultative assembly; against the majority. In the context of the guarantee of equal protection enshrined in the Constitution, minority does not have a purely numerical meaning, but refers to identifiable and particularly disadvantaged groups, such as those based on race, religion, ethnicity or national origin.

9:17B-4. the age period and age of majority; Definition in testamentary disposition, will, deed, transfer, guardianship or similar instrument Any testamentary disposition, will, codicile, deed, transfer, sale, trust or similar instrument executed before 1 January 1973 and in which the words “minor”, “minority” or “majority” are used, unless otherwise intended, shall be interpreted as referring to the age of 18 years, Unless otherwise intended: to describe the period of minority and the age of majority. L.1977, c. 355, p. 1. This history article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. Civil rights leaders meet with President John F.

Kennedy at the Oval Office of the White House after marching on Washington, D.C. Prints and Photographs Division, Library of Congress MINORITY. The condition or condition of a minor; childhood. In another sense, it means the lowest number of votes in a consultative assembly; against the majority. (S. A.) African-American men posed at the entrance to the building, some wearing derbies and top hats and a banner reading “Waiters Union” in Georgia. Department of Prints and Photographs, Library of Congress.