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CORRUPT PRACTICES ACTS

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A act to prevent excessive donations and financial influence upon the electoral process that would corrupt voting. … [Read more...]

COSENAGE

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In old English law. Kindred; cousinship. Also a writ that lay for the heir where the tresoil, i.e., the father of the besail, or great-grandfather, was seised of lands in fee at his death, and a stranger entered upon the land and abated. Fitzh. Nat Brev. 221. … [Read more...]

CORRUPTING THE MORALS OF A MINOR

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Actions of an adult that convince or influence a minor to do something wrongful, criminal or immoral such as performing a sexual action. … [Read more...]

COSENING

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In old English law. An offense, mentioned in the old books, where anything was done deceitfully, whether belonging to contracts or not which could not be properly termed by any special name. The same as the steUionatus of the civil law. Cowell. … [Read more...]

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