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Category: C

CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY

the document that certifies a building has been completed to conform with zoning and other standards and is ready to be occupied.

CAUTIONARY INSTRUCTION

the instruction and admonition from a judge to the jury that cautions them not to discuss the case with anyone while the trial is in progress.

CONTRIBUTORY

the term that is given to something that is in addition to or supplemental too.

CHARITABLE BEQUEST

a gift given in a will to an educational, religious or tax exempt organisation that is free from gain or profit to the giver.

CONDITIONAL REVERSAL

the term that applies to the reversal of a judgement that comes with conditions to be met.

COMPROMISE VERDICT

This term is applied to a verdict where the juries come to a compromise to reach a verdict. It does not conform properly to a trial by jury.

CROSS APPEAL

the term given to an appeal where both parties will appeal the judgement rendered.

CASUAL EVIDENCE

any evidence that is brought up in a case that has not been arranged beforehand to be used as evidence of a fact or event.

CHICANERY

an illegal act of trickery that results in damages to a person or persons.

CORPORATION LAW

These are the laws that govern the formation and the activities of corporations.

CRIPPLING

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

COUNTY LINE

This the term given to the boundary that is seen between 2 counties.

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.

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.

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