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n. A child who cannot be managed by his parents or guardians.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
incorrigible child
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incorrigible child — A child unmanageable by parents or guardians. Annos: 45 ALR 1533, 85 ALR 1099. A child incapable of being corrected or reformed in his present situation and under his present control. Re Hook, 95 Vt 497, 115 A 730, 19 ALR 610, 615. See delinquent … Ballentine's law dictionary
incorrigible — I adjective beyond help, beyond reform, chronic, cureless, hardened, hopeless, impenitent, incapable of correction, incurable, intractable, intransigent, inveterate, irreclaimable, irrecoverable, irredeemable, irreformable, irremediable,… … Law dictionary
incorrigible — incorrigibility, incorrigibleness, n. incorrigibly, adv. /in kawr i jeuh beuhl, kor /, adj. 1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: incorrigible behavior; an incorrigible liar. 2. impervious to constraints or punishment; willful;… … Universalium
incorrigible — /ɪnˈkɒrədʒəbəl / (say in koruhjuhbuhl) adjective 1. not corrigible; bad beyond correction or reform: an incorrigible liar. 2. impervious to punishment; wilful; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child. 3. firmly fixed; not easily changed: an… …
incorrigible — in•cor•ri•gi•ble [[t]ɪnˈkɔr ɪ dʒə bəl, ˈkɒr [/t]] adj. 1) bad beyond reform: an incorrigible liar[/ex] 2) unruly; uncontrollable: an incorrigible child[/ex] 3) firmly fixed; not easily changed 4) not easily influenced: an incorrigible… … From formal English to slang
incorrigible — [in kôr′ə jə bəl, inkär′ə jə bəl] adj. [ME incorygibile < OFr < LL incorrigibilis] not corrigible; that cannot be corrected, improved, or reformed, esp. because firmly established, as a habit, or because set in bad habits, as a child n. an… … English World dictionary
child — n. 1) to adopt; bear, give birth to, have a child (she had four children) 2) to carry a child (a mother carries a child for nine months) 3) to beget; conceive a child 4) to bring up, raise, rear a child 5) to feed; nurse; wean a child 6) to… … Combinatory dictionary
incorrigible — /inkorajabal/ Incapable of being corrected, reformed, amended, or improved. With respect to juvenile offenders, unmanageable by parents or guardians. Shinn v. Barrow, Tex.Civ.App., 121 S.W.2d 450, 451. See delinquent child disobedient child … Black's law dictionary
incorrigible — /inkorajabal/ Incapable of being corrected, reformed, amended, or improved. With respect to juvenile offenders, unmanageable by parents or guardians. Shinn v. Barrow, Tex.Civ.App., 121 S.W.2d 450, 451. See delinquent child disobedient child … Black's law dictionary
Problem Child (1990 film) — Infobox Film name = Problem Child caption = Theatrical release poster director = Dennis Dugan producer = Robert Simonds writer = Scott Alexander Larry Karaszewski starring = John Ritter Jack Warden Michael Oliver Gilbert Gottfried Amy Yasbeck… … Wikipedia
