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Character
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CharacterThe 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.
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Habit
A disposition or condition of the body or mind acquired by custom or a frequent repetition of the same act.
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Real
1) A term which is applied to land in its most enlarged signification. Real security, therefore, means the security of mortgages or other incumbrances affecting lands. 2) In the civil law, real has not the same meaning as it has in the common law. There it signifies what relates to a thing, whether it be movable or immovable, lands or goods; thus, a real injury is one which is done to a thing, as a trespass to property, whether it be real or personal in the common law sense. A real statute is one which relates to a thing, in contradistinction to such as relate to a person.
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.
Reputation
Evidence. The opinion generally entertained by persons who know another, as to his character, . or it is the opinion generally entertained by person; who know a family as to its pedigree, and the like.
Evidence
Proof of fact(s) presented at a trial. The best and most common method is by oral testimony; where you have an eye-witness swear to tell the truth and to then relate to the court (or jury) their experience. Evidence is essential in convincing the judge or jury of your facts as the judge (or jury) is expected to start off with a blank slate; no preconceived idea or knowledge of the facts. So it is up to the opposing parties to prove (by providing evidence), to the satisfaction of the court (or jury), the facts needed to support their case. Besides oral testimony, an object can be deposited with the court (eg. a signed contract). This is sometimes called "real evidence." In other rarer cases, evidence can be circumstantial.
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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.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges
The term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
Charges dropped
Any individual who has been arrested may be released from custody by the arresting agency if it is determined that there are insufficient grounds for prosecuting the individual.ÿ Authorization for this type of release may come from the arresting agency at any time during the forty-eight hours preceding the arraignment, and the time of the release will vary accordingly.
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Charter-land
English law. Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services, and it differed in nothing from free socage land.
Chartered ship
When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship.
Charterparty
A charterparty is a contract of lease of a ship in whole or in part for a long or short period of time or for a particular voyage. It has been said that its origin lies in the mediaeval Latin "carta partita" or "charta partita" or "charta divisa", where an agreement was torn into two pieces and one half was given to each party.
Chartis reddendis
English law. An ancient writ, now obsolete, which lays against one who had charters of feoffment entrusted to his keeping, and who refused to deliver them.
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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
Ecclesiastical law. A congregation of clergymen.
Character
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.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Habit
A disposition or condition of the body or mind acquired by custom or a frequent repetition of the same act.
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Real
1) A term which is applied to land in its most enlarged signification. Real security, therefore, means the security of mortgages or other incumbrances affecting lands. 2) In the civil law, real has not the same meaning as it has in the common law. There it signifies what relates to a thing, whether it be movable or immovable, lands or goods; thus, a real injury is one which is done to a thing, as a trespass to property, whether it be real or personal in the common law sense. A real statute is one which relates to a thing, in contradistinction to such as relate to a person.
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.
Reputation
Evidence. The opinion generally entertained by persons who know another, as to his character, . or it is the opinion generally entertained by person; who know a family as to its pedigree, and the like.
Evidence
Proof of fact(s) presented at a trial. The best and most common method is by oral testimony; where you have an eye-witness swear to tell the truth and to then relate to the court (or jury) their experience. Evidence is essential in convincing the judge or jury of your facts as the judge (or jury) is expected to start off with a blank slate; no preconceived idea or knowledge of the facts. So it is up to the opposing parties to prove (by providing evidence), to the satisfaction of the court (or jury), the facts needed to support their case. Besides oral testimony, an object can be deposited with the court (eg. a signed contract). This is sometimes called "real evidence." In other rarer cases, evidence can be circumstantial.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges
The term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
Charges dropped
Any individual who has been arrested may be released from custody by the arresting agency if it is determined that there are insufficient grounds for prosecuting the individual.ÿ Authorization for this type of release may come from the arresting agency at any time during the forty-eight hours preceding the arraignment, and the time of the release will vary accordingly.
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Charter-land
English law. Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services, and it differed in nothing from free socage land.
Chartered ship
When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship.
Charterparty
A charterparty is a contract of lease of a ship in whole or in part for a long or short period of time or for a particular voyage. It has been said that its origin lies in the mediaeval Latin "carta partita" or "charta partita" or "charta divisa", where an agreement was torn into two pieces and one half was given to each party.
Chartis reddendis
English law. An ancient writ, now obsolete, which lays against one who had charters of feoffment entrusted to his keeping, and who refused to deliver them.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
Ecclesiastical law. A congregation of clergymen.
Character
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.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
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