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Chance-medley






Chance-medley

Criminal law. A sudden affray.

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Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime

Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.

Affray
Criminal law. The fighting of two or more persons, in some public place, to the terror of the people.



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Chance
Accident. As the law punishes a crime only when there is an intention to commit it, it follows that when those acts are done in a lawful business or pursuit by mere chance or accident, which would have been criminal if there had been an intention, express or implied, to commit them, there is no crime.

Change
The exchange of money for money.

Change of venue
A change of judges when one side one side feels the present judge is prejudice.

Change ticket
The name given in Arkansas to a species of promissory notes issued for the purpose of making change in small transactions.



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Champart
French law. By this name was formerly understood the grant of a piece of land by the owner to another, on condition that the latter would deliver to him a portion of the crops.

Champertor
Criminal law. One who makes pleas or suits, or causes them to be moved, either directly or indirectly, and sues them at his proper costs, upon condition of having a part of the gain.

Champerty
Crimes. A bargain with a plaintiff or defendant, campum partire, to divide the land or other matter sued for between them, if they prevail at law, the champertor undertaking to carry on the suit at his own expense.

Champion
He who fights for another, or takes his place in a quarrel; it also includes him who fights his own battles.

Chance
Accident. As the law punishes a crime only when there is an intention to commit it, it follows that when those acts are done in a lawful business or pursuit by mere chance or accident, which would have been criminal if there had been an intention, express or implied, to commit them, there is no crime.

Chance-medley

Change
The exchange of money for money.

Change of venue
A change of judges when one side one side feels the present judge is prejudice.

Change ticket
The name given in Arkansas to a species of promissory notes issued for the purpose of making change in small transactions.

Chaplain
A clergyman appointed to say prayers and perform divine service.

Chapman
One whose business is to buy and sell goods or other things.

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