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practice, com. law. When a number of actions are brought on the same policy, it is the constant practice, for the purpose of saving costs, to consolidate them. by a rule of court or judge's order, which restrains the plaintiff from proceeding to trial in more than one, and binds the defendants in all the others to abide the event of that one; but this is done upon condition … [Read more...] about CONSOLIDATION RULE

civil law. This word is applied to designate one species of contract known in the civil laws; these contracts derive their name from the consent of the parties which is required in their formation, as they cannot exist without such consent. 2. The contract of sale, among the civilians, is an example of a consensual contract, because the moment there is an agreement between the … [Read more...] about CONSENSUAL

A person who is appointed by a judge to manage the affairs of a person who does not have capacity to manage their own affairs, often called conservator of the estate for financial matters and conservator of the person for healthcare, living arrangements and personal matters. There may be one or multiple conservators. In some jurisdictions, a conservator may be called a … [Read more...] about CONSERVATOR

A term derived from the civil law, .denoting a contract founded upon and completed by the mere consent of the contracting parties, without any external formality or symbolic act to fix the obligation. Consensus est voluntas plurium ad quos res pertinet, simul juncta. Lofft 514. Consent is the conjoint will of several persons to whom the thing belongs. Consensus facit legem. … [Read more...] about CONSENSUAL CONTRACT

A collective agreement of the majority of the group to be able to form a common agreement. The general concensus or the majority opinion. … [Read more...] about CONSENSUS