Law terms starting with C

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"christmas tree" bill Informal nomenclature for a bill on the Senate floor that attracts many, often unrelated, floor amendments.
C&A certification and accreditation
Cache A type a computer memory that temporarily stores frequently used information for quick access.
Caching The temporary storage of frequently-used data to speed access. See also Cache.
Calendar The calendar is the daily list of all cases scheduled for hearing. In Housing Court, it is computerized and usually includes notations written by the…
Calendar of Business A Senate publication sent to each lawmaker's office (and other offices) every day the Senate is in session.
Calibration the set of operations which establish, under specified conditions, the relationship between values indicated by a measuring instrument or measuring…
canceled trademark registration is no longer active. It may be due to the registrant's failure to file the required continued use affidavit under Section 8 of the…
canceled claim A claim that is canceled or deleted. "Canceled" is the status identifier that should be used when a claim is canceled in an application
Cancellation of Claims Removal of claims from a patent application, usually by way of an amendment.
cancellation proceeding a proceeding before the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in which the plaintiff seeks to cancel an existing registration of a mark.
Cancelled Matter Matter that is removed from the specification or claims of a patent application.
Canons of ethics Standards of ethical conduct for attorneys.
Capacidad, competencia, aptitud Determinación del tribunal que una persona se encuentra legalmente apta y calificada para presentar pruebas.
Capacity Your ability to make your mortgage payments on time. This depends on your income and income stability (job history and security), your assets and savings…
Capias Latin for "that you take." A capias is a writ issued by a judge requesting that the sheriff take someone into custody, and hold the person until he or she…
Capita Persons; heads.
Capital crime A crime punishable by death.
capital offense A crime punishable by death. In the federal system, it applies to crimes such as first degree murder, genocide, and treason.
Caption Heading or introductory part of a pleading.
case administrator system A method of organizing work in the clerks office; one deputy clerk or a team of employees handles all the steps in a single case from start to finish.
Case De-Duplication Dupli
case file the hard copy case folder which contains all or part of the documentation forming the case record.
case law The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
Case Management the approach for setting up a logical methodology for acceptance, analytical work, priority, transfer, and return related to work conducted.
Case Management Services A type of litigation support service to help prepare lawyers, law firms and legal departments to try a case.
Case Management Software Litigation support software helps prepare lawyers, law firms and legal departments to try a case.
Case Management System A set of procedures or related case management software.
Case Record all notes, reports, custody records, charts, analytical data, and any correspondence generated in the laboratory pertaining to a particular case, which…
CaseMap A case analysis software program with features including organization of case facts, the cast of characters, and the issues of a case.
Cases General term for an action, cause, suit or controversy, at law or in equity.
CaseVault A hosted document management system, with features including multi-party and multi-firm document, transcript, and case calendar and retrieval online.
catalog See Index.
caucus From the Algonquian Indian language, a caucus meant "to meet together." An informal organization of Members of the House or the Senate, or both, that…
Causa Una acción judicial, un juicio.
Causa mortis In expectation of death.
Causa prima First or original cause.
Causa proxima Immediate cause.
Cause A lawsuit, litigation or action. Any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested before a court of justice.
Cause of action The fact or facts which give a person a right to relief in court.
Cause of death disease or injury that initiates the lethal train of events leading to death.
Caveat Notice of opposition; caution; warning.
Caveat actor Let the doer beware.
Caveat emptor Let the buyer beware.
CCD (Charge Coupled Device) A computer chip the output of which correlates with the light or color passed by it.
CCITT Consultative Committee for International Telephone & Telegraphy. Sets standards for phones, faxes, modems etc.
CCITT Group 4 A lossless compression technique/format that reduces the size of a file, generally about 5:1 over RLE and 40:1 over bitmap.
CCPA See Court of Customs and Patent Appeals.
CD a type of form designation such as Form CD435, meaning a Commerce Department form
CD-R (Compact Disc Recordable) A CD-ROM on which a user may permanently record data once using a CD Burner.
CD-ROM See Compact Disc. (Compact Disk - Read Only Memory) Data storage medium that uses compact discs to store about 1,500 floppy discs worth of data.
CDPD (Cellular Digital Packet Data) A data communication standard utilizing the unused capacity of cellular voice providers to transfer data.
CEAR Certificate of Excellence in Accountability Reporting
Cellular Digital Packet Data (CDPD) A wireless communications protocol being used by many law enforcement agencies for mobile computer communications.
Censure An official reprimand or condemnation of an attorney. See disbarment or suspension.
Centronics Interface A parallel interface standard for connecting printers and other devices to computers.
Cerebral edema the presence of a large amount of water in the spaces of the brain.
certificate Digital signature combining data verification and encryption key. See PKI Digital Signature.
Certificate of Analysis a document that reports and certifies the test results of a product.
certificate of correction Issued upon patentee request due to a U.S. Patent and Trademark Office or applicant minor error in the patent such as printing, typographical, or clerical…
certificate of mailing a certificate for each piece of correspondence mailed, prior to the expiration of the set period of time for response, stating the date of deposit with…
certificate of registration official document from the USPTO evidencing that a mark has been registered.
Certificate of Service A section of a court document stating that the filing party served a copy to the opposing party.
Certification Certification means the approval by a certifying official that a labor condition application is complete and does not contain obvious inaccuracies.
certification mark any word, name, symbol, device, or any combination, used, or intended to be used, in commerce by someone other than its owner, to certify regional or…
Certified Reference Material a reference material or standard whose property values are certified by a valid procedure or are accompanied by or traceable to a certificate or other…
Certiorari A writ of review or inquiry; to be made more certain.
Cestui The one.
Cestui que use Person who uses.
CFC See Consumption of fixed capital (CFC)
CFO/CAO Chief Financial Officer/Chief Administrative Officer
CFR Code of Federal Regulations -- see MORE INFO
CFS core financial system
CGA (Color Graphics Adapter) See Video Graphics Adapter (VGA).
Chaff/winnowing Advanced encryption technique involving data dispersal and mixing
Chain of Custody A process used to maintain and document the chronological history of electronic evidence.
chairman The presiding officer of a committee or subcommittee. In the Senate, chairmanship is based on seniority of committee tenure, but a Senator may not chair…
Challenge An objection, such as when an attorney objects at a hearing to the seating of a particular person on a civil or criminal jury.
Challenge for cause A request from a party to a judge that a prospective juror not be allowed to be a member of a jury because of specified causes or reasons.
chambers A judge's private office. A hearing in chambers takes place in the judge's office outside of the presence of the jury and the public.
change of name Sometimes, owners of trademark applications and registrations change their names, even though the actual ownership of the application or registration has…
Change of venue Moving the case from the jurisdiction of one bankruptcy court to another.
chaplain (CHA-plin) A member of the clergy in charge of a chapel or who works with the military or with an institution, such as a hospital.
chapter 11 The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing (generally) for reorganization, usually involving a corporation or partnership.
chapter 12 The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for adjustment of debts of a "family farmer," or a "family fisherman" as those terms are defined in the…
chapter 13 The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for adjustment of debts of an individual with regular income.
chapter 15 The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code dealing with cases of cross-border insolvency.
chapter 7 The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for "liquidation,"(
chapter 9 The chapter of the Bankruptcy Code providing for reorganization of municipalities (which includes cities and towns, as well as villages, counties, taxing…
Chapter I the first, mandatory phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes performance of an international-type search, issuance of an International…
Chapter II the second, optional phase under the Patent Cooperation Treaty that includes examination of the international application and issuance of an International…
Character Treatment The use of all caps or another standard form of treating letters in a coding project.
Charge The law that the police believe the defendant has broken.
charge to the jury The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charge, jury The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charta A charter, as a deed of land.
Chat See Instant messaging (IM). A form of real-time communication between two or more people based on typed text.
Chattel An article of personal property.
Check Digit One digit, usually the last, of an identifying field is a mathematical function of all of the other digits in the field.
Chemicals & Toxic Substance List a list of recognized chemicals and toxic substances present in the laboratory facilities.