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CUSTOMS EXEMPTIONS

the term that applies to money or property that is exempt from duties, and customs taxes.

CAPITAL GAINS

These gains are made from the profits from sales of capital assets that is in excess of costs and values.

CRIMINOLOGY

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

COMMON PLEAS

the name given to the court that hears civil cases and is also the term for a civil suit.

CHILD CUSTODY

The term applied to the support and control of a child that is determined by the court when the parents of the child are divorced or separated. See also, Common Reasons Grandparents

CRIME HIGH

an unlawful act that is nearly the same as a felony but doesn’t fall into any felony category.

CIRCUIT COURT

a court where the authority covers several districts or counties where several judges can preside at the same time with each handling a different case.

CRIME OF PASSION

the name given to a crime that is committed under circumstances that involves the compelling emotion of the perpetrator.

CONSCIENCE OF THE COURT

This occurs when a matter of equity is decided by the court and it uses its conscience to decide the issue.

CRIMINAL COURT

the name of the court where criminal cases are tried and not civil cases.

CONVENTIONAL LIEN

the legal right to hold property or to have property applied for the payment of a claim that results from an agreement between 2 or more parties.

COST OF LIVING CLAUSE

a clause that provides for the adjustment of prices for goods and services that according to cost of living changes.

CHARGE-OFF

an accounting term where one item is eliminated from an assets list when it is lost or is deemed to be worthless.

CE-ADVENTURER

This term applies to the person who joinsother people in a business enterprise and will share any risks of the venture.

CORPOREAL PRESENCE

the term that applies to a person being present in court and not just their attorney who is representing them.

CONFLICTING EVIDENCE

This term is given to evidence that is taken from different sources that contradict each other.

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