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Nominal party
Definition:
One, who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record,
Foster care
Definition:
A form of substitute care, usually in a home licensed by a public agency, for children whose welfare requires removal from their homes
Punitive damages
Definition:
Lawyers regularly employed by the government to represent people accused of crimes who cannot afford to hire their own. The term may also be used to refer to a private firm receiving public money to defend indigent criminal defendants.
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