Category: C

the settlement of taxes that is between the taxpayer and the government agency charged with collecting the taxes.

the act of legislature that creates a corporation and sets forth its franchise that defines the organisation of a corporation.

This term is applied to an opinion that is held by the majority of the people in a community. The belief is often true but there are instances when it is not

the claim of a right or a claim of title to enter lands with the intent of claiming and holding it.

This applies in some states where a group of physicians that form a corporation in order to practice medicine. They still have a personal liability to each patient.

one of the Codes of Bankruptcy that provides for debtors to liquidate their assets to creditors as soon as possible.

the name given to the branch of science that is devoted to studying crime and criminals.

the term that is applied to the printed daily record of what happens in congress.

These are the rights that are granted to every citizen of the United States by the constitution and all of its amendments. Equal protection is guaranteed to every one regardless of race,

a contract that is given to the lessee who has a right to renew the lease under conditions outlined in the clause for renewal.

This term applies to the proprty that is held between a husband and wife and belongs to both of them.

This term applies to a person who has joined with other people in defending a legal action.

This term is applied to stealing cattle that was a common crime in years gone by.

the federal intelligence agency whose function is to conduct all intelligence activities and to obtain any information that is essential to the security of the United States.

a person whose income is derived from an investment.

the term that determines the nature of matters brought before courts that will decide which jurisdiction should consider the issue.

the action that is taken against a person who disobeys, or acts contemptuously or demeans the court of law.

This term applies to the oral-genital contact between the mouth and the genitals of a woman.

equity practice that deals with the fairness and rights of the law rather than the written statutes of the law.

This occurs in some states where attorneys are allowed to form a corporation in order to practice law.