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Glossary: C
Glossary for words starting with the letter "C."
| Word being Defined | Definition | Notes: Source, Links, etc.. |
| Calendar (Tribunal) | A list of cases to be heard each day in court | |
| Cause of action | Legal theories that the plaintiff alleges in a complaint to recover damages from his or her opponent | |
| Caveat emptor | A Latin expression frequently applied to consumer transactions; translated as "Let the buyer beware" | |
| Central Sun | The center point and first source of all being that is manifested through omni-centric timelessness and which keeps balance for the Universe, Galaxy, Stars, Planets and Heart of each Living Being. We are one through knowing our inner Point of perfect source, and reference. | |
| Certificate of incorporation | A document creating a corporation | |
| Civil court | Generally, any court that presides over noncriminal matters | |
| Claims court | A particular court that hears tax disputes | |
| Clerk of the court | A person who determines whether court papers are properly filed and court procedures followed | |
| Common carrier | An entity that transports persons and property for a fee | |
| Common law | Law that evolves from reported case decisions that are relied upon for their precedential value | Historically the Law of the Land,developed in England before Roman Civil law took over. |
| Complaint | A legal document that starts a lawsuit; the complaint alleges facts and causes of action that the plaintiff relies upon to collect damages | |
| Conflict of interest | The ethical inability of a lawyer to represent a client because of competing loyalties | |
| Consideration | An essential element of an enforceable contract; something of value given or promised by one party in exchange for an act or promise of another | The "money of account" (jurisidction) invoked by the use of a particular currency |
| Contempt | A legal sanction imposed when a rule or order of a judicial body is disobeyed | |
| Contingency fee | A type of fee arrangement where the lawyer is paid a percentage of the money recovered | |
| Continuance | The postponement of a legal proceeding to another date | |
| Contract | An enforceable agreement, either in writing, oral, or implied | |
| Contract modification | The alteration of contract terms | |
| Counterclaim | A claim asserted by the defendant in a lawsuit | |
| Covenant | A promise | |
| Credibility | The believability of a witness in the minds of a judge or jury | "Sacrifice is the measure of Credibility" |
| Creditor | The party to whom money is owed by a Debtor; the one whom provided the consideration for a contract. | |
| Cross-examination | The questioning of a witness by the opposing lawyer | |
| Cyberspace | a domain characterized by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and exchange data via networked systems and associated physical infrastructures. The term originates in science fiction, and includes various kinds of virtual reality by entities who exist inside computer systems. | The term Cyberspace started to become a de facto synonym for the Internet, and later the World Wide Web, during the 1990s, especially in academic circles[2] and activist communities.John Perry Barlow is the first to use it to refer to "the present-day nexus of computer and telecommunications networks." |
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