Various Legal Phrases Used In Law (Part III) From Alpha-bet "C" to "D"

Date:- 07-09-2015

 Various Legal Phrases Used In Law (Part III) From Alphabet "C" to "D"

Sr. No.	Phrases				Meaning
Alphabet-“C”
1.	Capacity	:		Ability, authority or capability.
2.	Cause of action	:		Grounds for going to initiate a suit.
3.	Censure	:		Condemnation, reprimand.
4.	Census	:		An official count of the population.
5.	Certificate	:		An official written statement providing certain facts.
6.	Charge	:		An accusation especially of having committed an offence [Sec. 2(b), Criminal Procedure Code].
7.	Charge sheet	:		The articles of charges which are yet to be heard by the court.
8.	Charitable	:		Generous in giving to the needy.
9.	Chattels	:		Any kind of movable property.
10.	Citation	:		To quote or to mention.
11.	Citizen	:		A person who has full legal and socio-economic rights in a country.
12.	Civil Matter	:		As opposed to Criminal when the case does not deal with any offence under Indian Penal Code. The remedies, in a civil case, are generally in the nature of compensation, damages, injunction, specific performance etc.
13.	Claim	:		The assertion of a right.
14.	Client	:		Litigant or customer.
15.	Code	:		The whole body of law.
16.	Codify	:		To enact.
17.	Coercion	:		Getting things done to threat or force.
18.	Commencement	:		To begin or to start.
19.	Commission	:		To authorize a person or body to perform a specific task.
20.	Commit	:		To do or to perform.
21.	Common Law	:		The unwritten part of the law of England.
22.	Competent	:		Having the authority or power to do what is required.
23.	Complainant	:		A person who accuses or makes allegations.
24.	Compliance	:		Observance, Obedience
25.	Conciliation	:		Bringing together the parties in disputes to settle such dispute
26.	Conclusive	:		Completely convincing.
27.	Concurrent List	:		Both the Centre and States are capable of making law from the list. Both are competent.
28.	Condone	:		To forgive, to pardon
29.	Confession	:		To state formally that one has done wrong, i.e. admission of guilt.
30.	Confinement	:		Movement restricted.
31.	Confiscation	:		The seizure and appropriation of property as a punishment.
32.	Conjugal Rights	:		A right of married person to cohabit with his or her spouse.
33.	Consolidated Fund	:		The fund formed by the public revenue.
34.	Conspiracy	:		An agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act. (Sec. 120A , Indian Penal Code.)
35.	Constituent Assembly	:		A body of persons who are entrusted to frame the Constitution of a Country.
36.	Contempt	:		Disrespect or disobedience to a court of law.
37.	Contract	:		An agreement enforceable by Law.
38.	Contravention	:		To conflict with the law.
39.	Convicted	:		A person who has been found guilty and punished.
40.	Coparcener	:		A person who is entitled to a share of the ancestral property as a member of the Hindu joint family.
41.	Co-respondent	:		A person who has been asked to answer a petition jointly with another.
42.	Corroborate	:		To provide supporting evidence.
43.	Counterfeit	:		Fake, make in imitation.
44.	Court	:		A place where justice is administered.
45.	Covenant	:		A formal agreement creating an obligation.
46.	Crime	:		A serious crime for which punishment is imposed.
47.	Criminal Matter	:		As opposed to civil when a case involves an element of offence or crime under the Indian Penal Code or any other law for the time being in force. The punishments prescribed are depending on the degree of the offence or crime committed- death, life imprisonment, or imprisonment for a period or fine or both.
48.	Cross-examination	:		When a witness has been intentionally called by either party, the opposite party has a right, after examination-in-chief is concluded, to cross-examine him. If opposite party fails to cross examine the witness, it generally amounts to acceptance of his deposition or version.
49.	Cruelty	:		Causing pain; a ground for divorce.
50.	Cultural	:		The custom and civilization of a particular people.
51.	Custom	:		A rule of conduct; it becomes a law for long usage.
Alphabet-“D”
1	Damage	:		Compensation for loss caused due to breach of contract.
2.	Deceased	:		A person who has died recently.
3.	Decision	:		Judgement, Verdict of the Court
4.	Decree	:		A decision of certain court of law.
5.	Defamation	:		A statement containing false and derogatory remarks against a person without lawful justification (Sec. 499, Indian Penal Code).
6.	Defence	:		Reasons put forward against any accusations or allegations.
7.	Demise	:		To grant a lease of lands or other hereditaments
8.	Deponent	:		A person who makes affidavit
9.	Deposition	:		A Witness who submits his statements in a judicial proceeding.
10.	Descendant	:		Lineage, a person who is entitled to a share of the property for being a member of family.
11.	Desertion	:		A matrimonial offence when husband leaves his wife without reasonable cause (Sec. 10 Hindu Marriage Act).
12.	Design	:		A plan has been chalked out to perform a specific task.
13.	Detention	:		Being kept in custody.
14.	Device	:		A gift of land by will.
15.	Devolve	:		To pass on to a legal heir
16.	Disability	:		Legal incapacity, either general or special.
17.	Discharge	:		Release, set free  (from a prison)
18.	Dismiss	:		To reject without further hearing.
19.	Disposal	:		Completion of Cases
20.	Dispute	:		Points of difference between two parties.
21.	Dissolution	:		To dismiss or to put an end to (Parliament of Marriage or Partnership)
22.	Distress	:		Suffering caused by a pain or worry.
23.	Divorce	:		Dissolution of marriage (Sec. 13 Hindu Marriage Act).
24.	Document	:		A paper containing evidence about something (Sec. 29 Indian Penal Code).
25.	Domicile	:		A person’s place of residence
26.	Dowry	:		Property of both kinds brought by a bride to her husband (Sec. 2, Dowry Prohibition Act).
27.	Dying Declaration	:		A Statement made by a person just before his death. It is admissible in law.
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