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Conduct
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ConductLaw of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction.
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Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Conduct
Law of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction.
Security
That which renders a matter sure; an instrument which renders certain the performance of a contract. The term is also sometimes applied to designate a person who becomes the surety for another, or who engages himself for the performance of another's contract.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Seal
To mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. Court seal, corporate seal.
Stranger
Persons, contracts.1) A person born out of the United States; but in this sense the term alien is more properly applied, until he becomes naturalized. 2) A person who is not privy to an act or contract; example, he who is a stranger to the issue, shall not take advantage of the verdict.
Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.
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Condedit
Ecclesiastical law. The name of a plea, entered by a party to a libel filed in the ecclesiastical court, in which it is pleaded that the deceased made the will which is the subject of the suit, and that he was of sound mind.
Condelegates
Advocates who have been appointed judges of the bigh court of delegates are so called.
Condemnation
Civil law. A sentence of judgment which condemns some one to do, to give, or to pay something; or which declares that his claim or pretensions are unfounded.
Condictio indebiti
Civil law. When the plaintiff has paid to the defendant by mistake what he was not bound to pay either in fact or in law, he may recover it back by an action called condictio indebiti.
Condiction
Lat. condictio. This term is used in the civil law in the same sense as action.
Conditio
Latin. A stipulation, proviso, condition.
Conditio sine qua non
A condition without which (a thing can) not (exist); an indispensable prerequisite.
Condition
Persons. The situation in civil society which creates certain relations between the individual, to whom it is applied, and one or more others, from which mutual rights and obligations arise.
Condition precedent
A contractual condition that suspends the coming into effect of a contract unless or until a certain event takes place. Many residential real estate contracts have a condition precedent which states that the contract is not binding until and unless the property is subjected to an professional inspection, the results of which are satisfactory to the purchaser. Compare with "condition subsequent".
Condition subsequent
A condition in a contract that causes the contract to become invalid if a certain event occurs. This is different from a condition precedent. The happening of a condition subsequent may invalidate a contract which is, until that moment, fully valid and binding. In the case of a condition precedent, no binding contract exists until the condition occurs.
Conditional legacy
A request which is to take effect upon the happening or, not happening of a certain event.
Conditional obligation
One which is superseded by a condition under which it was created and which is not yet accomplished.
Conditional release
A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.
Conditional resident
Any alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis, who is required to petition for the removal of the set conditions before the second anniversary of the approval of his or her conditional status.
Conditions of sale
Contracts. The terms upon which the vendor of property by auction pro poses to sell it.
Condonation
Divorces can be obtained by showing a fault of the other spouse, such as adultery or cruelty. But a court will refuse to grant a divorce based on these grounds if there has been "condonation", which is the obvious or implied forgiveness of the fault. For example, if the "injured" spouse resumes cohabitation with the "guilty" spouse after being informed of the adultery, and for a long period or time, the "injured" spouse may be barred from divorce on the grounds of adultery because of "condonation".
Conduct money
The money advanced to a witness who has been subpoenaed to enable him to attend a trial, i's so called.
Conduct of the trial
The manner in which a trial and its proceedings are carried out, e.g. the rules which decide such matters as the oath to be administered, and whether the court or opposing attorneys question witnesses. The conduct of the trial is purely a question for the lex fori (infra).
Conductor operarum
Civil law. One who undertakes, for a reward, to perform a job or piece of work for another.
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Conditional obligation
One which is superseded by a condition under which it was created and which is not yet accomplished.
Conditional release
A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.
Conditional resident
Any alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis, who is required to petition for the removal of the set conditions before the second anniversary of the approval of his or her conditional status.
Conditions of sale
Contracts. The terms upon which the vendor of property by auction pro poses to sell it.
Condonation
Divorces can be obtained by showing a fault of the other spouse, such as adultery or cruelty. But a court will refuse to grant a divorce based on these grounds if there has been "condonation", which is the obvious or implied forgiveness of the fault. For example, if the "injured" spouse resumes cohabitation with the "guilty" spouse after being informed of the adultery, and for a long period or time, the "injured" spouse may be barred from divorce on the grounds of adultery because of "condonation".
Conduct
Conduct money
The money advanced to a witness who has been subpoenaed to enable him to attend a trial, i's so called.
Conduct of the trial
The manner in which a trial and its proceedings are carried out, e.g. the rules which decide such matters as the oath to be administered, and whether the court or opposing attorneys question witnesses. The conduct of the trial is purely a question for the lex fori (infra).
Conductor operarum
Civil law. One who undertakes, for a reward, to perform a job or piece of work for another.
Confederacy
1) International law. An agreement between two or more states or nations, by which they unite for their mutual protection and good. 2) Criminal law. An agreement between two or more persons to do an unlawful act, or an act, which though not unlawful in itself, becomes so by the confederacy.
Confederation
Government. The name given to that form of government which the American colonies, on shaking off the British yoke, devised for their mutual safety and government.
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Nations
Nations or states are independent bodies politic; societies of men united together for the purpose of promoting their mutual safety and advantage by the joint efforts of their combined strength.
Term
1) Construction. Word; expression speech. 2) Contracts. This word is used in the civil, law to denote the space of time granted to the debtor for discharging his obligation; there are express terms resulting from the positive stipulations of the agreement; as, where one undertakes to pay a certain sum on a certain day and also terms which tacitly result from the nature of the things which are the object of the engagement, or from the place where the act is agreed to be done. For instance, if a builder engage to construct a house for me, I must allow a reasonable time for fulfilling his engagement. 3) Estates. The limitation of an estate, as a term for years, for life, and the like. The word term does not merely signify the time specified in the lease, but the estate also and interest that passes by that lease; and therefore the term may expire during the continuance of the time, as by surrender, forfeiture and the like. 4) Practice. The space of time during which a court holds a session; sometimes the term is a monthly, at others it is a quarterly period, according to the constitution of the court.
Conduct
Law of nations. This term is used in the phrase safe conduct, to signify the security given, by authority of the government, under the great seal, to a stranger, for his quietly coming into and passing out of the territories over which it has jurisdiction.
Security
That which renders a matter sure; an instrument which renders certain the performance of a contract. The term is also sometimes applied to designate a person who becomes the surety for another, or who engages himself for the performance of another's contract.
Authority
Government. The right and power which an officer has in the exercise of a public function to compel obedience to his lawful commands.
Government
"natural and political law. The manner in which sovereignty is exercised in each state. There are three simple forms of government, the democratic, the aristocratic, and monarchical. But these three simple forms may be varied to infinity by the mixture and divisions of their different powers. Sometimes by the word government is understood the body of men, or the individual in the state, to whom is entrusted the executive power. It is taken in this sense when the government is spoken of in opposition to other bodies in the state.
Seal
To mark a document with a seal; to authenticate or make binding by affixing a seal. Court seal, corporate seal.
Stranger
Persons, contracts.1) A person born out of the United States; but in this sense the term alien is more properly applied, until he becomes naturalized. 2) A person who is not privy to an act or contract; example, he who is a stranger to the issue, shall not take advantage of the verdict.
Jurisdiction
Practice. A power constitutionally conferred upon a judge or magistrate, to take cognizance of, and decide causes according to law, and to carry his sentence into execution. The tract of land or district within which a judge or magistrate has jurisdiction, is called his territory, and his power in relation to his territory is called his territorial jurisdiction.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Condedit
Ecclesiastical law. The name of a plea, entered by a party to a libel filed in the ecclesiastical court, in which it is pleaded that the deceased made the will which is the subject of the suit, and that he was of sound mind.
Condelegates
Advocates who have been appointed judges of the bigh court of delegates are so called.
Condemnation
Civil law. A sentence of judgment which condemns some one to do, to give, or to pay something; or which declares that his claim or pretensions are unfounded.
Condictio indebiti
Civil law. When the plaintiff has paid to the defendant by mistake what he was not bound to pay either in fact or in law, he may recover it back by an action called condictio indebiti.
Condiction
Lat. condictio. This term is used in the civil law in the same sense as action.
Conditio
Latin. A stipulation, proviso, condition.
Conditio sine qua non
A condition without which (a thing can) not (exist); an indispensable prerequisite.
Condition
Persons. The situation in civil society which creates certain relations between the individual, to whom it is applied, and one or more others, from which mutual rights and obligations arise.
Condition precedent
A contractual condition that suspends the coming into effect of a contract unless or until a certain event takes place. Many residential real estate contracts have a condition precedent which states that the contract is not binding until and unless the property is subjected to an professional inspection, the results of which are satisfactory to the purchaser. Compare with "condition subsequent".
Condition subsequent
A condition in a contract that causes the contract to become invalid if a certain event occurs. This is different from a condition precedent. The happening of a condition subsequent may invalidate a contract which is, until that moment, fully valid and binding. In the case of a condition precedent, no binding contract exists until the condition occurs.
Conditional legacy
A request which is to take effect upon the happening or, not happening of a certain event.
Conditional obligation
One which is superseded by a condition under which it was created and which is not yet accomplished.
Conditional release
A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.
Conditional resident
Any alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis, who is required to petition for the removal of the set conditions before the second anniversary of the approval of his or her conditional status.
Conditions of sale
Contracts. The terms upon which the vendor of property by auction pro poses to sell it.
Condonation
Divorces can be obtained by showing a fault of the other spouse, such as adultery or cruelty. But a court will refuse to grant a divorce based on these grounds if there has been "condonation", which is the obvious or implied forgiveness of the fault. For example, if the "injured" spouse resumes cohabitation with the "guilty" spouse after being informed of the adultery, and for a long period or time, the "injured" spouse may be barred from divorce on the grounds of adultery because of "condonation".
Conduct money
The money advanced to a witness who has been subpoenaed to enable him to attend a trial, i's so called.
Conduct of the trial
The manner in which a trial and its proceedings are carried out, e.g. the rules which decide such matters as the oath to be administered, and whether the court or opposing attorneys question witnesses. The conduct of the trial is purely a question for the lex fori (infra).
Conductor operarum
Civil law. One who undertakes, for a reward, to perform a job or piece of work for another.
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Conditional obligation
One which is superseded by a condition under which it was created and which is not yet accomplished.
Conditional release
A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.
Conditional resident
Any alien granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis, who is required to petition for the removal of the set conditions before the second anniversary of the approval of his or her conditional status.
Conditions of sale
Contracts. The terms upon which the vendor of property by auction pro poses to sell it.
Condonation
Divorces can be obtained by showing a fault of the other spouse, such as adultery or cruelty. But a court will refuse to grant a divorce based on these grounds if there has been "condonation", which is the obvious or implied forgiveness of the fault. For example, if the "injured" spouse resumes cohabitation with the "guilty" spouse after being informed of the adultery, and for a long period or time, the "injured" spouse may be barred from divorce on the grounds of adultery because of "condonation".
Conduct
Conduct money
The money advanced to a witness who has been subpoenaed to enable him to attend a trial, i's so called.
Conduct of the trial
The manner in which a trial and its proceedings are carried out, e.g. the rules which decide such matters as the oath to be administered, and whether the court or opposing attorneys question witnesses. The conduct of the trial is purely a question for the lex fori (infra).
Conductor operarum
Civil law. One who undertakes, for a reward, to perform a job or piece of work for another.
Confederacy
1) International law. An agreement between two or more states or nations, by which they unite for their mutual protection and good. 2) Criminal law. An agreement between two or more persons to do an unlawful act, or an act, which though not unlawful in itself, becomes so by the confederacy.
Confederation
Government. The name given to that form of government which the American colonies, on shaking off the British yoke, devised for their mutual safety and government.
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