(February 2013) Protective custody is a type of imprisonment (or care) to protect a person from harm, either from outside sources or other prisoners. Many administrators believe the level of violence, or the underlying threat of violence within prisons, is a chief factor causing the need for PC units.
author's purpose definition, author's purpose meaning | English dictionary. Search also in: Web News Encyclopedia Images. author. n. 1 a person who composes a book, article, or other written work. Related adj â auctorial. 2 a person who writes books as a profession; writer. 3 the writings of such a person. reviewing a postwar author. 4 an originator or creator. the author of this plan. vb tr.
Under the copyright law, the creator of the original expression in a work is its author. The author is also the owner of copyright unless there is a written agreement by which the author assigns the copyright to another person or entity, such as a publisher. In cases of works made for hire, the employer or commissioning party is considered to be the author. See Circular 9, Work-Made-For-Hire Under the 1976 Copyright Act.