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To place the yards of a ship at an angle with the deck. Pub. St. Mass. 1882, p. 1288.

A seal appertaining to the king's custom house. Reg. Orig. 192. A scroll or parchment sealed and delivered by the oflicers of the custom house to merchants, as an evidence that the

I I. In old English cocketted, that is, furnished

commerce. In the English law this word signifies, 1, the custom-house seal; 2, the office at the custom where cockets are tobe procured. Crabbe’s Tech. Dict.

A name which used to be given to the judicial committee of the privy council, the council room being built on the old cockpit of Whitehall Place. Wharton.

A boatman; a cockswain. Cowell.

The study of the principles of legal science fy the comparison of various systems of law.

If, knowing the fraud contrived, he aided in its execution, and shared its proceeds, he was chargeable with all its consequences, and could be treated and pursued as an original pa

such declarations are admissible over the objection of an alleged co-conspirator, who was not present when they were made, only if there is proof aliunde that he is connected with

where a substantive offense is committed by one conspirator in furtherance of the unlawful project, it is attributable to all co-conspirators for the purpose of holding them respon

a declaration made by one conspirator, in furtherance of a conspiracy and prior to its termination, may be used against the other conspirators. However, when such a declaration is

Collect on delivery.- The abbreviation has acquired an established meaning (39 111. 312), but judicial notice will not be taken thereof (55 N. Y. 200).

The term "Code" means the World Anti-Doping Code most recently adopted by WADA on March 5, 2003.

[Lat. Codex Theodosianus.] A code compiled by the emperor Theodosius the younger, A. D. 438, (or 435, according to Selden,) being a methodical collection, in sixteen books, of all

The term “Code Adam alert” means a set of procedures used in public buildings to alert employees and other users of the building that a child is missing.

The Code Napoleon, which see.

A French code, enacted in 1807, as a supplement to the Code Napoleon, regulating commercial transactions, the laws of business, bankruptcies, and the jurisdiction and procedure of

That part of the Code Napoleon which regulates the system of courts, their organization, civil procedure, special and extraordinary remedies, and the execution of judgments.

A French code, enacted in 1808, regulating criminal procedure.

A digest of the laws of Hayti enacted by Henri, king of Hayti. It is based upon the Code Napoleon, but not servilely copied. It is said to be judiciously adapted to the situation o

civil law. A collection of the constitutions of the emperors from Adrian to Justinian; the greater part of those from Adrian to Constantine are mere rescripts; those from Constanti

A codification of French law in the reign of Napoleon I.

Fr. The black code. A body of laws which formerly regulated the institution of slavery in the French colonies.

The term “Code of Conduct” means the code entitled the “Code of Conduct on the Safety and Security of Radioactive Sources”, approved by the Board of Governors of the International

In this section, the term “code of ethics” means such standards as are reasonably necessary to promote— (1) honest and ethical conduct, including the ethical handling of actual or

The Code of Justinian (Codex Jus-tinianeua) was a collection of imperial constitutions, compiled, by order of that emperor, by a commission of ten jurists, including Tribonian, and

In 1822, Peter Derbigny, Edward Livingston and Moreau Lislet were selected by the legislature to revise and amend the civil code, and to add to it such laws still in force as were

more properly and usually called THEODOSIAN

The penal or criminal code of France, enacted in 1810.-

The term “code set” means any set of codes used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, medical concepts, medical diagnostic codes, or medical procedure codes.

the term “code-share relationship” means a relationship pursuant to which any certificated air carrier or foreign air carrier's designation code is used to identify a flight operat

There is no uniformity among our States as to the number, name, or organization of their courts. Each State has some tribunal of last resort, with numerous subordinate tribunals; b

A code.

A collection of imperial constitutions made by Gregorius, a Roman jurist of the fifth century, about the middle of the century. It contnined the constitutions from Hadrian down to

A collection of imperial constitutions made by Oregorius, a Roman jurist of the fifth century, about the middle of the century. It contained the constitutions from Hadrian down to

A collection of imperial constitutions made by Hermogenes, a jurist of the fifth century. It was nothing more than a supplement to the Codex Gregorianus, (supra,) containing the co

A collection of imperial constitutions made by Hermogenes, a jurist of the fifth cen-fury. It was nothing more than a supplement to the Codex Gregorianus, (supra,) containing the c

A collection of imperial constitutions, made by acommission of ten persons appointed by Justinfan, A. D. 528. CODEX REPETITA PRALECTIO-

A collection of imperial constitutions, made by a commission of ten persons appointed by Justinian, A. D. 528.

The new code of Justinian; or the new edition of the first or old code, promulgated A. D. 534, being the one now extant. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 78. Tayl. Civil Law, 22.

A code compiled by the emperor Theodosius the younger, A. D. 438, being a methodical collection, in sixteen hooks, of all the imperial constitutions then in force. It was the only

The old code. The first edition of the Code of Justinian ; now lost. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 70.

Some addition to, or qualification of, a last will and testament. 1 Redf. Wills, 287. _ This term is derived from the Latin codicillus, which is a diminutive of codex, and in stric

In the Roman law. A codicil; an informal and inferior kind of will, In use among the Romans.

I. In the Roman law. A codicil; an kind of will, in use among the Romans.

Codification contemplates, implies and produces continuity of existing law in clarified form rather than its interruption.

Mutual purchase. One of the modes in which marriage was contracted among the Romans. The man and the woman delivered to each other a small piece of money. The man asked the woman w

The act of purchasing the whole quantity of any commodity. Wharton.

The act of purchasing the whole quantity of any commodity. Wharton.

Coemption.

Having a body: material in nature; substantial; palpable. Incorporeal. Immaterial; intangible; insensible; existing in thought; ideal. In the Roman law, res corporales were objects

A coerced confession is offensive to basic standards of justice, not because the victim has a legal grievance against the police, but because declarations procured by torture are n

a conviction on a plea of guilty coerced by a federal law enforcement officer is no more consistent with due process than a conviction supported by a coerced confession

conduct, though evidenced in part by speech, may amount in connection with other circumstances to coercion within the meaning of the Act. If the total activities of an employer res

If a defendant should refuse to pay alimony, or to surrender property ordered to be turned over to a receiver, or to make a conveyance required by a decree for specific performance

One who is executor with one or more others. See "Executor." COFFERER OF THE QUEEN'S (or king's) household. In English law. A principal officer of the royal establishment, next und

One who is executor with one or more others. See Executor.

One who is a joint executor with one or more others. See Executor. C0GNATI, COGNATES. In Civil Law. All those persons who can trace their blood to a single ancestor ancestress. tec

One executor having received funds cannot exonerate himself, and shift the trust to his co-executor, by paying over to him the sums received. Each executor has a right to receive t

A chapman, (q. v.)

As used in this section and section 1356k of this title, the term “coffee” means coffee as defined in article 3 of the International Coffee Agreement, 1983.

A house of entertainment where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and sometimes with lodging. Century Diet. A coffee-house is not an inn. Thompson v. Lacy, 3 B

A house of entertainment where guests are supplied with coffee and other refreshments, and sometimes with lodging. Century Dict. A coffee-house is not an inn. 4 Camp. 76.

The chief officer of the royal court.

The congregation or brotherhood entered into by several persons for the purpose of performing pious works. No society of this kind can be lawfully formed without license from the k

The term “cogeneration” means the combined generation by any facility of— (A) electrical or mechanical power, and (B) steam or forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used

“cogeneration facility” means a facility which produces— (i) electric energy, and (ii) steam or forms of useful energy (such as heat) which are used for industrial, commercial, hea

No one suffers punishment for his thoughts. See 47 Or. 455, 8 Ann. Cas. 627, 4 L. R. A. (N. S.) 417, 84 Pac. 82.

In civil and Scotch law. Relations through females. 1 Mackeld. Civ. ^ Law, 137; Bell, Diet.

In civil law. Collateral heirs through females; relations in the line of the mother. 2 Bl. Comm. 235. The term is not used in the civil law as it now prevails in France. In the com

Lat. In the civil law. Cognation. Relationship, or kindred generally. Dig. 38, 10, 4, 2; Inst 3, 6, pr. Relationship through females, as distinguished from agnatio, or relationship

Lat. In the common law. Cousenage, or cosinage. See Cosinage.

In civil law. Signifies generally the kindred which exists between two persons who are united by ties of blood or family, or both. Civil cognation is that which proceeds alone from

Lat. In the civil law. A relation by the mother's side; a cognate. A relation, or kinsman, generally.

In old practice. That part of a fine in which the defendant acknowledged that the land in question was the right of the complainant. From this the fine itself derived its name, as

See "Cognizance."

English law, is one who passes or acknowledges a fine of lands or tenements to another, in distinction from the cogntsee to whom the fine of the lands, &c. is acknowledged.

In Old English Law. The acknowledgment of a fine; the certificate of such acknowledgment. Cognizance or jurisdiction. Bracton, fol. 302b. In the Roman Law. The judicial examination

Lat. In the Roman law. The judicial examination or heaiing of a cause. Flin. Upist. vii. 33.

Ensigns and arms or a military coat painted with arms. Mat. Par. 1250.

A writ requiring an officer to certify to the court of common pleas fines received but not reported.

In English law. A writ to a justice of the common pleas, or other, who has power to take a fine, who, having taken the fine, defers to certify it, commanding him to certify it. Now

In Scotch practice. A name given to a judgment or decree pronounced by a court, ascertaining the amount of a debt against the estate of a deceased landed proprietor, on cause shown

(Scotch) The judicial ascertainment of the amount of a claim against a decedent’s estate.

In Old English Law. One who acknowledges. In Roman Law. An advocate or defender in a private cause; one who defended the cause of a person who was present. Brissonius; Calv. Lex.

Lat. ffrom cognoscere, to acknowledge.] In old English law. One who acknowledges; a cognisor, or conusor. See Cognizor,

Within the jurisdiction.

the moving party must satisfy the court that relief is needed. The necessary determination is that there exists some cognizable danger of recurrent violation, something more than t

CONUSANCE, or COGNIsance (Lat. cognitio, recognition, knowledge). Acknowledgment; recognition, jurisdiction; judicial power; hearing a matter judicially. In Pleading. The answer of

practice, signifies the hearing of a thing judicially; also the acknowledgment of a fine.

1. 1. In old English law. One to whom an acknowledgment was made; a cognizee, or conusee. v. Cognizee.

The party to whom a fine was levied. 2 Bl. Comm. 351.

In old conveyancing. The party levying a fine. 2 Bl. Comm. 350, 351.

A family name.

6 Coke, 65. The cognomen ls derived from the blood of ancestors, and is intrinsic; an agnomen arises from an event, and is extrinsic.

(Scotch) To give judgment; to adjudicate.

To acknowledge.

Same as Cognovit.

The cognovit is the ancient legal device by which the debtor consents in advance to the holder's obtaining a judgment without notice or hearing, and possibly even with the appearan

Same as Cognovit.