A cartel is a group of independent corporations or other entities that join together to fix prices, rig bids, allocate markets, or conduct other similar illegal activities. Cartel conduct is mainly subject to criminal penalties under United States...
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case law
Case law is law that is based on judicial decisions rather than law based on constitutions, statutes, or regulations. Case law concerns unique disputes resolved by courts using the concrete facts of a case. By contrast, statutes and regulations are...
case system
Case system is a customary means of instruction in law schools where general legal principles are learned through the reading and discussion of cases. Typically, students in a class are assigned to peruse one or more cases on a particular...
cash method of accounting
Cash method of accounting is a method of accounting used by many individuals and some small businesses to record their liabilities and income. When using the cash method, transactions are recorded only when the payments have been made or...
cashier's check
A cashier’s check is a bill of exchange, drawn by a bank upon itself (the bank is the debtor), payable to another person, showing the payee’s authorization to receive the amount represented on the check from the bank.
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causa mortis
Causa mortis is a Latin term referring to the awareness that death is approaching. In property law, when a party, acting with awareness that their death is approaching, gives something to another party, the resulting gift is known as a gift...
certainty effect
A tendency to spend more time or money looking for information than justified by its probable value, simply because the decision maker thinks it might turn some claim into a total certainty. Thus, information that may increase a probability of...
cf.
Cf. is an abbreviation for the Latin word confer, meaning "compare." Cf. is a signal indicating that the cited source supports a different claim (proposition) than the one just made, that it is worthwhile to compare the two claims and assess...
challenge
Challenge has two major definitions in the legal context:
In general, any expressed doubt about the qualification of a person for some task, or about the legality of an action or thing. With respect to juries, a party's request to...challenge for cause
A challenge for cause is a request to disqualify a potential juror for specific reasons. Typical reasons include an acquaintanceship with either of the parties, prior knowledge that would prevent impartial evaluation of the evidence presented...