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Definition of Contra Formam Statuti Against the form of the statute ; formerly a necessary ending to an indictment Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Contra Formam Statuti in the Dictionaries, Contra Formam Statuti in our legal dictionaries, Related […]

Definition of Contra Paoem See Peace Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Contra Paoem in the Dictionaries, Contra Paoem in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal Thesaurus, Find […]

Definition of Contribution The payment of a proportionate share of a liability which has been borne by one or some only of a number equally liable. See Merry weather v. Nixan Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Contribution in the Dictionaries, […]

Definition of Contributory A person who, on the winding-up of a company, is bound to contribute to its assets for the payment of its debts (Companies (Consolidation) Act, 1908, s. 124). Existing members form the A list, and if their contributions are insufficient, members within the year […]

Definition of Contumacy Refusal to obey the order of an ecclesiastical Court Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Contumacy in the Dictionaries, Contumacy in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, […]

Definition of Conusance Acknowledgment ; jurisdiction Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription Conusance in the Dictionaries, Conusance in our legal dictionaries, Related topics, Browse topics from the European Encyclopedia of Law, Browse the Legal […]

Definition of Conversion I. In equity, conversion is the national change of land into money, or money into land. See Eeconversion ; Fletcher v. Ashburner; Ackroyd v. Smithson; Eicherson, ReII. At common law, conversion is that tort which is committed by a person who deals with chattels not […]

Definition of Conveyance A mode of transfer of property ; the deed or instrument other than a will whereby an interest in property is assured by one person to another. See Fraudulent Conveyance ; Voluntary Browse You might be interested in these references tools: ResourceDescription […]

Definition of Contempt Of Court Failure to comply with an order of a superior Court, or an act of resistance or insult to the Judges, or conduct likely to prejudice the fair trial of an accused person ; punishable by fine or imprisonment Browse You might be interested in these references […]

Definition of Contempt Of Parliament Whatever obstructs the due course of proceeding of either House of Parliament, or grossly reflects on the character of a member of either House is a breach of privilege,, punishable by commitment. See Sheriff of Middlesex’s Case ; Burdett v. Abbott Browse […]