Legal Definitions Beginning with C
On this page, you'll find all 264 legal definitions we have in our dictionary that begin with the letter C.
- Calendar
- Call
- Calumny
- Cancel
- Caning
- Canon Law
- Cap
- Capias
- Capital
- Capital Account
- Capital Assets
- Capital Expenditure
- Capital Gains
- Capital Investment
- Capital Offense
- Capital Punishment
- Capital Stock
- Capitalization
- Capitalized Value
- Capricious
- Caption
- Care
- Careless
- Carnal Knowledge
- Carrier
- Carryback
- Carrying For Hire
- Carrying On Business
- Carryover
- Cartel
- Case
- Case Law
- Case Of First Impression
- Case System
- Cashier's Check
- Casual
- Casualty
- Casualty Loss
- Cause
- Cause Of Action
- Caveat
- Caveat Emptor
- Cease And Desist Order
- Certificate Of Deposit (CD)
- Certificate Of Incorporation
- Certificate Of Title
- Certified Check
- Certiorari
- Cestui Que Trust
- Cestui Que Use
- Chain Of Title
- Challenge
- Challenge For Cause
- Chambers
- Champerty
- Chancellor
- Chancery
- Change Of Circumstances
- Chapter 13 Bankruptcy
- Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
- Character Witness
- Charge
- Charitable Contribution
- Charitable Remainder Trust (Charitable Remainder Irrevocable Unitrust)
- Charity
- Chart Child Support Method
- Charter
- Chattel
- Chattel Mortgage
- Check
- Chief Justice
- Child
- Child Custody
- Child Support
- Churning
- C.I.F.
- Circuit Courts
- Circumstantial Evidence
- Citation
- Cite
- Citizen
- Civil
- Civil Action
- Civil Calendar
- Civil Case
- Civil Code
- Civil Law
- Civil Liability
- Civil Liberties
- Civil Penalties
- Civil Procedure
- Civil Rights
- Claim
- Claim Against A Governmental Agency
- Claim Against An Estate
- Claim In Bankruptcy
- Class
- Class Action
- Clayton Act
- Clean Hands Doctrine
- Clear And Convincing Evidence
- Clear And Present Danger
- Clear Title
- Clerk
- Clerk Of Court
- Close Corporation
- Closed Shop
- Closing
- Closing Argument
- Cloud On Title (Cloud)
- Co-Trustee
- Code
- Code Of Professional Responsibility
- Codefendant
- Codicil
- Codify
- Cohabitation
- Coinsurance
- Collateral
- Collateral Attack
- Collateral Descendant
- Collateral Estoppel
- Collection Agency
- Collusion
- Collusive Action
- Color Of Law
- Color Of Title
- Comaker
- Comity
- Commencement Of Action
- Comment
- Commercial Frustration
- Commercial Law
- Commingling
- Commission
- Commitment
- Common Area
- Common Carrier
- Common Counts
- Common Law
- Common-Law Marriage
- Common Property
- Common Stock
- Community Property
- Commutation
- Company
- Comparative Negligence
- Compensation
- Compensatory Damages
- Competent
- Complainant
- Complaint
- Compos Mentis
- Compound Interest
- Compound Question
- Compounding A Felony
- Compromise
- Compromise Verdict
- Concealed Weapon
- Concealment
- Conclusion
- Conclusion Of Fact
- Conclusion Of Law
- Concurrent Sentences
- Condemn
- Condemnation
- Condemnation Action
- Condition
- Condition Precedent
- Condition Subsequent
- Conditional Bequest
- Conditional Sale
- Condominium
- Condone
- Confess
- Confession
- Confession And Avoidance
- Confession Of Judgment
- Confidence Game
- Confidential Communication
- Confidential Relation
- Confiscate
- Conflict Of Interest
- Conflict Of Law
- Confrontation
- Confusingly Similar
- Conjugal Rights
- Conscientious Objector
- Conscious Parallelism
- Consent
- Consent Decree
- Contempt Of Court
- Contract
- Cooperative
- Cooperative Housing
- Cop A Plea
- Copartner
- Copyright
- Coroner
- Corporate Opportunity
- Corporation
- Corpus
- Corpus Delicti
- Corpus Juris
- Corroborate
- Corroborating Evidence
- Cosign
- Cost Bill
- Cost Of Completion
- Costs
- Cotenancy
- Cotenant
- Counsel
- Counsellor
- Count
- Counter Offer
- Counterclaim
- Counterfeit
- Counterpart
- Course
- Course Of Employment
- Court
- Court Calendar
- Court Costs
- Court-Martial
- Court Of Appeals
- Court Of Customs And Patent Appeals
- Court Of Equity
- Court Of Law
- Court Order
- Court Trial
- Covenant
- Covenant Not To Compete
- Covenant That Runs With The Land
- Covenants, Conditions And Restrictions
- Credibility
- Credible Witness
- Creditor
- Creditor's Claim
- Creditor's Rights
- Crime
- Crime Against Nature
- Crime Of Passion
- Criminal
- Criminal Attorney
- Criminal Calendar
- Criminal Case
- Criminal Justice
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Negligence
- Cross-Complaint
- Cross-Examination
- Cruel And Unusual Punishment
- Cruelty
- Cruelty To Animals
- Culpable
- Cumis Counsel
- Cumulative Sentence
- Cumulative Voting
- Curtesy
- Custody
- Customs Court
- Cut A Check
- Cy Pres Doctrine