Law lexicon
Concurrent jurisdiction - The jurisdiction of two or more courts, each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.
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Concurrent sentences - Sentences for more than one crime that are to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other.
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Condemnation - The legal process by which the government takes private land for public use, paying the owners a fair price.
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Conditional release - A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.
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Conformed copy - An exact copy of a document on which has been written things that could not or were not copied, i.e., a written signature is replaced on the conformed copy with a notation that it was signed by the parties.
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Consecutive sentences - Successive sentences, one beginning at the expiration of another, imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.
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Consent - Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.
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Conservatorship - Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself.
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Consideration - The price bargained for and paid for a promise, goods, or real estate.
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Conspiracy - A combination of two or more persons formed for the purpose of committing by joint collaboration some unlawful act.
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Constitution - The fundamental law of a nation or state which establishes the character and basic principles of the government.
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Constitutional law - Law set forth in the Constitution of the United States and the state constitutions.
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Consumer bankruptcy - A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by an individual (or husband and wife) who is not in business.
Source: Jurist International.
