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CHECK-OFF SYSTEM

This term applies to the deduction of union dues from a persons wages that are collected and then given to the union concerned.

CAPITALIZATION

the structure of a company in reference to its stocks and bonds it has issued and to their worth.

COMMINGLE

This applies to the putting together of money from several sources into the one fund.

CO-LITIGANT

This term is given to the person who joins someone else in the suing of a defendant.

CORPORATE SEAL

the term given to the emblem or the symbol used by the corporation and is shown on its stock or bond certificates.

COLLATERAL POWER

the right to dispose of property that is given to a person with no interest in the said property. Also called naked power.

CLOSED SHOP CONTRACT

a contract where an employer hires union labour and all employees agree to be members while working there.

COUNTY JAIL

This term is given to the jail for minor criminals or for transient criminals.

CAPITALIST

a person whose income is derived from an investment.

CLAIM AND DELIVERY

the term that is applied to the suit for recovery of property that is wrongfully held or taken and will include damages for the wrongful act.

CONTINUING TRESPASS

This term is applied to a wrongful act that keeps happening over a period of time and involves damage to a person’s health or property.

COMMISSION TO EXAMINE WITNESSES

a court authorisation that allows a commission to examine a witness and get statements from a witness outside the court’s jurisdiction.

CONSENT OF SPOUSE

In medical jurisprudence it is the consent that a spouse can give for medical treatment if the patient is unable to do so.

CORRUPT PRACTICES ACTS

These are the laws with the intention to prevent excessive money being spent on electing public office candidates. They also prevent unfair campaign methods.

CRIPPLING

the term that is applied to anything that is disabling physically.

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