COURT CHRISTIAN. An ecclesiastical judicature, known in England, so called from its handling matters of an ecclesiastical or religious nature. 2 Inst....
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS. Certain officers generally entrusted with the superintendence of the collection of the county taxes, and the disbursements made....
COUNTERPART, contracts. Formerly each party to an indenture executed a separate deed; that part which was executed by the grantor was called the origi...
COUNT, pleading. This word, derived from the French conte, a narrative, is in our old law books used synonymously with declaration but practice has in...
COUNSEL. Advice given to another as to what he ought to do or not to do.2. To counsel another to do an unlawful act, is to become accessory to it, if ...
CORTES. The name of the legislative assemblies of Spain and Portugal.COSENAGE, torts. Deceit, fraud: that kind of circumvention and wrong, which has n...
CORREGIDOR, Spanish law. A magistrate who took cognizance of 'various misdemeanors, and of civil matters. 2 White's Coll. 53.CORRELATIVE. This...
CORPUS DELICTI. The body of the offence; the essence of the crime2. It is a general rule not to convict unless the corpus delicti can be established, ...
CORPORATOR. One who is a member of a corporation.2. In general, a corporator is entitled to enjoy all the benefits and rights which belong to any othe...
CORPORAL. An epithet for anything belonging to the body, as, corporal punishment, for punishment inflictedon the person of the criminal; corporal oath...