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| Ratify | The procedure by which a minor can approve a voidable contract on reaching majority. |
| Emancipated | Minors who are no longer under the control of their parents. |
| Minority | Term used to describe a person who has not reached the age of legal adulthood. |
| Capacity | Legal ability to enter a contract. |
| Aliens | People who are living in this country, but who owe their allegience to another country. |
| Necessaries | Items such as food, clothing, shelter, or medical supplies for which a minor can be held responsible for fair value. |
| Guardian | One who is appointed by the court to look after the affairs of a mentally incompetent person. |
| Majority | Status of a person who has reached the age at which full civil rights are granted. |
| Rebuttable Presumption | An assumption that can be challenged in a court of law. |
| Minor | Young person who has not reached the age of legal adulthood. |
| 18 | The age of majority in most states. |
| Fraud | A minor who claims to be over the age of majority commits this. |
| Voidable Contract | A contract that a party to it is able to void or cancel for some legal reason. |
| Abandoned | When an emancipated minor gives up the protection afforded to them as minors. |
