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ChapterEcclesiastical law. A congregation of clergymen.
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Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
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.
Congregation
A society of a number of persons who compose an ecclesiastical body.
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Chapete
A Southern Mexican word used to disrespect Northern California gang members.
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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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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Character
The qualities impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from other persons. These constitute his real character; while the qualities he is supposed to possess constitute his estimated character or reputation. "Reputation" may be evidence of character, but is not character itself. 8 Barb. 608 (1850). That which a person really is, in distinction from that which he may be reputed to be.
Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
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Ecclesiastical
Belonging to, or set apart for the church.
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.
Congregation
A society of a number of persons who compose an ecclesiastical body.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Chapete
A Southern Mexican word used to disrespect Northern California gang members.
Chaplain
A clergyman appointed to say prayers and perform divine service.
Chapman
One whose business is to buy and sell goods or other things.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Chapter
Character
The qualities impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from other persons. These constitute his real character; while the qualities he is supposed to possess constitute his estimated character or reputation. "Reputation" may be evidence of character, but is not character itself. 8 Barb. 608 (1850). That which a person really is, in distinction from that which he may be reputed to be.
Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
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