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Yellow dog contract :
A name given in American labor law to contract of employment by
which the employee agrees to forfeit their employment if they join a
union during the period of employment. These types of contracts are now
prohibited by American law. Young offender Young persons who, in many
states, are treated differently than adult criminals and are tried in
special youth courts. In Canada, for example, criminal suspects between
12 and 17 inclusively are processed under the
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Young Offenders Act :
which includes several provisions which reflect the rehabilitative
nature of the legislation.
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Zipper:
Devices consisting of two opposite series of members adapted to be
attached one on each side of an aperture in some article and to
interlock so as to close the aperture upon the slide being operated in
one direction, or to separate so as to leave the aperture open upon the
slide being operated in the opposite direction. From a 1932 trademark
case of the Supreme Court of Canada called Lightning Fastener Co. Ltd.
V. Canadian Goodrich Co. Ltd.
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