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COPYHOLD, estate in the English law. A copyhold estate is a parcel of a manor, held at the will of the lord, according to the custom of the manor, by ...

CO-PLAINTIFF. One who is plaintiff in an action with another.COPULATIVE TERM. One which is placed between two or more others to join them together: th...

CONVOCATION, eccles. law. This word literally signifies called together. The assembly of the representatives of the clergy. As to the powers of convoc...

CONVEYANCER. One who makes it his business to draw deeds of conveyance of lands for others., 3 Bouv. Inst. n. 2422.2. It is usual also for conveyancer...

CONVERSION, in equity, The considering of one thing as changed into another; for example, land will be considered as converted into money, and treated...

CONVENTIO, canon law. The act of convening or calling together the parties, by summoning the defendant. Vide Reconvention. When the defendant was brou...

CONTUMACY, civil law. The refusal or neglect of a party accused to appear and answer to a charge preferred against him in a court of justice. This wor...

CONTRIBUTIONS, public law. Taxes or money contributed to the support of the government.2. Contributions are of three kinds, namely: first, those which...

CONTRIBUTION, contracts. When two or more persons jointly owe a debt, and one is compelled to pay the whole of it, the others are bound to indemnify h...

CONTRACT or BENEVOLENCE, Civil law. One which is made for the benefit of only one of the contracting parties; such as loan for use, deposit, and manda...