Common Legal Terms terms starting with C

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101. Court-appointed attorney Attorney appointed by the court to represent a defendant, usually with respect to criminal charges and without the defendant having to pay for the…
102. Creditor A person or company who provides credit to another person or company functions as a creditor.
103. Crime An act in violation of the penal laws of a state or the United States. A positive or negative act in violation of penal law.
104. Crimen A crime.
105. Criminal justice system The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
106. Cross-claim A pleading which asserts a claim arising out of the same subject matter as the original complaint against a co-party.
107. Cross-examination The questioning of a witness produced by the other side.
108. cross-examine Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
109. Cui bono For whose benefit.
110. Culpa Fault or guilt.
111. Cum With.
112. Cumulative sentences Sentences for two or more crimes to run consecutively, rather than concurrently. See consecutive sentences.
113. Curia Court.
114. Custodia legis Custody of the law.
115. custody Detaining of a person by lawful process or authority to assure his or her appearance to any hearing; the jailing or imprisonment of a person convicted of…