A- B - C - D - E- F- G- H- I - JK- L- M- N- O- P- Q - R- S- T - U- V - W - XYZ TOP 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 TOP Young Offenders Act : which includes several provisions which reflect the rehabilitative nature of the legislation. TOP 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. Site designed and maintained by Carol Gann of The Art Core