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CLEAR VALUE

the net value that is left after all payments of debts and obligations are satisfied.

COURT RECORD

the official written documentation of what happened during a trial or a hearing.

CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

These are the methods of the law that apply to the apprehension, trial and punishment of the accused.

CERTIFICATE OF PURCHASE

a document that is issued by an official to the successful bidder at a tax sale that gives the bidder the deed on conformation of the sale.

CONSCIENTIOUS OBJECTOR

The term given to a person who refuses to join an armed force because of their training and religious beliefs.

CLOSING AGREEMENT

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

CHARTER

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

COMMON BELIEF

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

CLAIM OF OWNERSHIP

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

CORPORATE MEDICINE

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.

CHAPTER SEVEN

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

CRIMINOLOGY

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

CIVIL RIGHTS

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,

COVENANT TO RENEW

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

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