estates. Persons on whom lands of inheritance descend from their ancestor. According to the English law, there must be no males; that is no the rule in this country. Law Dictionary - Alternative Legal Definition Persons to whom an estate of Inheritance descends jointly, and by whom it is held as an entire estate. 2 Bl. Comm. 187. … [Read more...] about COPARCENERS
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COPY
The transcript or double of an original writing; as the copy of a patent charter, deed, etc. Exemplifications are copies verified by the great seal or by the seal of a court. West Jersey Traction Co. v. Board of Public Works, 57 N. J. Law, 313, 30 Atl. 581. Examined copies are those which have been compared with the original or with an official record thereof. Office copies are … [Read more...] about COPY
COOLING-OFF RULE
A special rule created by federal government to deal with door to door or pressure sales. It allows the purchaser to cancel a contract within a short time period after signing the agreement, usually three days. (Hence the 72 hour rule which this law is also known.) The rule does not apply to sales in general areas such as a store or at a trade show. The three day rule also … [Read more...] about COOLING-OFF RULE
CONVEYOR
A person or party who is conveying or transferring property to another person or party. … [Read more...] about CONVEYOR
COOPERATION
In economics. The combined action of numbers. It is of two distinct kinds: (1) Such cooperation as takes place when several persons help each other in the same employment; (2) such cooperation as takes place when several persons help each other in different employments. These may be termed "simple cooperation" and "complex cooperation." Mill, Pol. Ec. 142. In patent law. Unity … [Read more...] about COOPERATION