Conveyance
a written document which transfers property from one person to another, usually
real property
Conviction
the formal decision of a criminal trial which finds the accused guilty
Coparcenary
an obsolete co-ownership mechanism of English law where property, if there was
no will, always went to the eldest son.
Copyright
the exclusive right to produce or reproduce (copy), to perform in public or to
publish an original literary or artistic work, pursuant to a statute usually
called the Copyright Act, or some similar name
Corollary Relief
relief sought from a Court which is incidental or consequential to another
principal relief
Coroner
a public official who holds an inquiry into violent or suspicious deaths
Corporal Punishment
a punishment for some violation of conduct which involves the infliction of pain
on, or harm to the body
Corporation
a legal entity, created under the authority of a statute, which permits a group
of people, as shareholders, to apply to the government for an independent
organization to be created, which then pursues set objectives, and is empowered
with legal rights usually only reserved for individuals, such as to sue and be
sued, own property, hire employees or loan and borrow money
Council
a formal group of experts brought together on a regular basis to debate matters
within that sphere of expertise, and with advisory powers to government
Count
1) to number or enumerate 2) formal statement
made in court or a specific charge or complaint