Law lexicon
Consecutive sentences - Successive sentences, one beginning at the expiration of another, imposed against a person convicted of two or more violations.
Consent - Agreement; voluntary acceptance of the wish of another.
Conservatorship - Legal right given to a person to manage the property and financial affairs of a person deemed incapable of doing that for himself or herself.
Consideration - The price bargained for and paid for a promise, goods, or real estate.
Conspiracy - A combination of two or more persons formed for the purpose of committing by joint collaboration some unlawful act.
Constitution - The fundamental law of a nation or state which establishes the character and basic principles of the government.
Constitutional law - Law set forth in the Constitution of the United States and the state constitutions.
Consumer bankruptcy - A proceeding under the Bankruptcy Code filed by an individual (or husband and wife) who is not in business.
Contempt of court - Willful disobedience of a judge's command or of an official court order.
Continuance - Postponement of a legal proceeding to a later date.
Source: Jurist International.
