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COVENANT TO CONVEY

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A convenant where one agrees to convey land to another under certain circumstances. … [Read more...]

COUSTOUMIER

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(Otherwise spelled "Coustumier" or "Coutumier") In old French law. A collection of customs, unwritten laws, and forms of procedure. Two such volumes are of especial importance in juridical history, viz., the Grand Cousiumicr de Xormandie, and the Coutumier de France or Grand Coutumier. … [Read more...]

COURTS OF CONSCIENCE

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These were the same as courts of request, (g. v.) This name is also frequently applied to the courts of equity or of chancery, not as a name but as a description. And see CONSCIENCE. … [Read more...]

COURT REPORTER

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The person who, in court proceedings, records and prepares a written transcript of the proceedings. See also stenographer. … [Read more...]

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