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Canal
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CanalA trench dug for leading water in a particular direction, and confin- ing it.
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Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Direction
1) The order and government of an institution; the persons who compose the board of directors are jointly called the direction. 2) Practice. That part of a bill in chancery which contains the address of the bill to the court.
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Canadian maritime law
The Supreme Court of Canada, in The Buenos Aires Maru (ITO -International Terminal Operators ), defined "Canadian maritime law" as having two major components: 1) the admiralty law of England received into Canada in 1934 as subsequently developed by Canadian statutes and jurisprudence; and 2) that body of law which would have been administered by the former Exchequer Court of Canada (now the Federal Court of Canada) on its admiralty side, if that Court had had an "unlimited jurisdiction in relation to admiralty and maritime matters".
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Calumniators
Civil law. Persons who accuse others, whom they know to be innocent, of having committed crimes.
Cambist
A person skilled in exchange; one who deals or trades in promissory notes or bills of exchange.
Camera stellata
English law. The court of the Star Chamber, now abolished.
Campartum
A part or portion of a larger field or ground, which would otherwise be in gross or common.
Canadian maritime law
The Supreme Court of Canada, in The Buenos Aires Maru (ITO -International Terminal Operators ), defined "Canadian maritime law" as having two major components: 1) the admiralty law of England received into Canada in 1934 as subsequently developed by Canadian statutes and jurisprudence; and 2) that body of law which would have been administered by the former Exchequer Court of Canada (now the Federal Court of Canada) on its admiralty side, if that Court had had an "unlimited jurisdiction in relation to admiralty and maritime matters".
Canal
Cancellaria curia
The name formerly given to the court of chancery.
Cancellation
Termination clause A unilateral or mutual decision to not complete an exchange or perform an obligation under a contract. May trigger penalty provisions; often contains a notice requirement.
Cancellation of removal
A discretionary benefit adjusting an alien’s status from that of deportable alien to one lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Application for cancellation of removal is made during the course of a hearing before an immigration judge
Candidate
One who offers himself or is offered by others for an office.
Canon
Ecclesiastical law. This word is taken from the Greek, and signifies a rule or law. In ecelesiastical law, it is also used to designate an order of religious persons.
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Leading
That which is to be followed; as, a leading case; leading question, leading counsel.
Water
1) That liquid substance of which the sea, the rivers, and creeks are composed. 2) A pool of water, or a stream or water course, is considered as part of the land, hence a pool of twenty acres, would pass by the grant of twenty acres of land, without mentioning the water. 3) Like land, water is distinguishable into different parts, as the sea, rivers, docks, canals, ponds and sewers, and to these may be added at water course
Direction
1) The order and government of an institution; the persons who compose the board of directors are jointly called the direction. 2) Practice. That part of a bill in chancery which contains the address of the bill to the court.
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Canadian maritime law
The Supreme Court of Canada, in The Buenos Aires Maru (ITO -International Terminal Operators ), defined "Canadian maritime law" as having two major components: 1) the admiralty law of England received into Canada in 1934 as subsequently developed by Canadian statutes and jurisprudence; and 2) that body of law which would have been administered by the former Exchequer Court of Canada (now the Federal Court of Canada) on its admiralty side, if that Court had had an "unlimited jurisdiction in relation to admiralty and maritime matters".
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Calumniators
Civil law. Persons who accuse others, whom they know to be innocent, of having committed crimes.
Cambist
A person skilled in exchange; one who deals or trades in promissory notes or bills of exchange.
Camera stellata
English law. The court of the Star Chamber, now abolished.
Campartum
A part or portion of a larger field or ground, which would otherwise be in gross or common.
Canadian maritime law
The Supreme Court of Canada, in The Buenos Aires Maru (ITO -International Terminal Operators ), defined "Canadian maritime law" as having two major components: 1) the admiralty law of England received into Canada in 1934 as subsequently developed by Canadian statutes and jurisprudence; and 2) that body of law which would have been administered by the former Exchequer Court of Canada (now the Federal Court of Canada) on its admiralty side, if that Court had had an "unlimited jurisdiction in relation to admiralty and maritime matters".
Canal
Cancellaria curia
The name formerly given to the court of chancery.
Cancellation
Termination clause A unilateral or mutual decision to not complete an exchange or perform an obligation under a contract. May trigger penalty provisions; often contains a notice requirement.
Cancellation of removal
A discretionary benefit adjusting an alien’s status from that of deportable alien to one lawfully admitted for permanent residence. Application for cancellation of removal is made during the course of a hearing before an immigration judge
Candidate
One who offers himself or is offered by others for an office.
Canon
Ecclesiastical law. This word is taken from the Greek, and signifies a rule or law. In ecelesiastical law, it is also used to designate an order of religious persons.
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