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Orphan

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003579

A child whose parents are deceased, unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. Legally, this status can lead to the child being placed under the care of the state or eligible for adoption. The term is also used in intellectual property to describe works whose copyright holders cannot be identified or located.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003579
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003579",
  "term": "Orphan",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A child whose parents are deceased, unknown, or have permanently abandoned them. Legally, this status can lead to the child being placed under the care of the state or eligible for adoption. The term is also used in intellectual property to describe works whose copyright holders cannot be identified or located.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/orphan/"
}

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