Conflict Of Laws
specialized branch of law which resolves cases which have elements of
conflicting foreign law
Conscientious Objector
an individual following religious or moral law that disallow them from entering
armed services
Consensus
a result achieved through negotiation whereby a solution is arrived at between
parties to an issue, dispute or disagreement, and to which all parties then
subscribe unanimously
Consensus Ad Idem
Latin, an agreement or meeting of the minds between the parties where all
understand the commitments made by each.
Consideration
Some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party of a
contract, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given, suffered
or undertaken by the other.
Consign
to leave an item of property in the custody of another
Conspiracy
an agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act
Constitution
basic law or laws of a nation or a state which sets out how that state will be
organized by deciding the powers and authorities of government
Construction
The legal process of interpreting a phrase or document.
Constructive Dismissal
Under the employment law of some states, judges will consider a situation where
there has been a fundamental violation of the rights of an employee, by the
employer, so severe that the employee would have the right to consider himself
as dismissed, even though, in fact, there has been no act of dismissal on the
part of the employer.