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CAUTIONARY JUDGMENT

the judgement that places a lien on property of a defendant that prevents him from fraudulently disposing of property during a trial.

COOPERATIVE APARTMENT

This term applies to an apartment where the tenant has interest in owning the building and he has a lease that entitles him to occupancy of his apartment.

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

the conclusion that is reached by a court after considering all of the presented facts in a case. It is also a statement of the law by a court.

COUNTY JAIL

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

CONTINGENT RIGHT

a right that depends on a future event or the performance of an action.

CONJOINT WILL

a will made by more that one person where the money or property to be granted is owned by all people making the will.

COMMISSION TO TAKE DEPOSITIONS

the authority that is given to a commission to take a testimony from witnesses who can’t be personally produced to the court.

CONVERTIBLE BONDS

the term that is given to bonds that are able to be converted or turned into stock.

COMPLETE

a term that means something is full or finished and is not lacking in any way and is a complete copy or a complete legal title.

CUSTOMS LAW

These are the laws that govern the exemption or the payment of duties that are put on imported goods.

COPPING A PLEA

This terms means to plead guilty to a lesser offense than that charged and it is accepted by the court.

CASE SYSTEM

the study of the law through examine, perusing, researching and gaining knowledge of cases that are important.

CONSIDER

the term that means to think about, or to ponder or study and to examine carefully.

CONDITIONAL JUDGMENT

the judgement that will go into effect only when a particular condition has been fulfilled.

CORPORATE SEAL

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

CUSTODY OF CHILDREN

the term applied to the care and control of minors that are awarded by the court to one parent during a separation or divorce proceedings.

COMMON-LAW REPLEVIN

the civil suit where the owner is seeking to regain the possession of his property that is taken or is being held by another.

CRAFT UNION

This term is applied to a labour organisation, union, where all of the members are in the same occupation or the same trade.

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