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Creance






Creance

This is a French word, which, in its extensive sense, signifies claim; in a narrower sense it means a debt.

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Claim
A demand for resolution or remedy of a grievance, or for something that is rightly the claimant's. Example: A demand for payment to recover a loss protected by an insurance policy. A demand in a court of law filed by a claimant on any juridical issue he / she considers.

Debt
Whatever one owes. A sum of money due by certain and express agreement.



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Coverture
The state or condition of a married woman.

Covin
Fraud. A secret contrivance betwen two or more persons to defraud and prejudice another of his rights.

Cow
In a penal statute which mentions both cows and beefer's, it was held that by the term cow, must be understood one that had a calf.

Cranage
A toll paid for drawing merchandise out of vessels to the wharf, so called, because the instrument used for the purpose is called a crane.

Craven
A word of obloquy, which in trials by battel, was pronounced by the vanquished; upon which judgment was rendered against him.

Creance

Credentials
International law. The instruments which authorize and establish a public minister in his character with the state or prince to whom they are addressed.

Credible witness
A credible witness is one who is competent to give evidence, and is worthy of belief.

Credit
Common law, contracts. The ability to borrow, on the opinion conceived by the lender that he will be repaid. This definition includes the effect and the immediate cause of credit. The debt due in consequence of such a contract is also called a credit; as, administrator of an the goods, chattels, effects and credits.

Creditor
Creditor or obligee. Contracts. The person in favor of whom some obliga- tion is contracted, whether such obligation be to pay money, or to do, or not to do something.

Creek
Maritime law. Creeks are of two kinds, viz. creeks of the sea and creeks of ports. The former sorts are such little inlets of the sea whether within the precinct or extent of a, port or without, which are narrow passages and-have shore on either side of them. The latter, Viz. breeks of ports, are by a kind of civil denomination such. They are such, that though possibly for their extent and. situation they might be ports, yet they are either members of or dependent upon other ports.

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