Condemnation in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.
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condition subsequent
A condition subsequent is an event or state of affairs that, if it occurs, will terminate one party’s obligation to the other. A condition subsequent differs from the similar condition precedents because they take effect after a party has...
conditional sale
A conditional sale refers to a transaction in which the purchaser receives possession of and the right to use certain goods, but the title remains with the seller until the performance of a condition is met by the buyer. Under the contract,...
confiscate
Confiscation is when the government permanently takes a person’s property without compensation. The government can choose to confiscate a person’s possessions for a variety of reasons including criminal justifications such as the item being...
confusingly similar
Confusingly similar, is a standard test that is applied to see whether a potential trademark conflicts with an existing trademark for the trademark registration purpose.
An example of confusingly similar in trademark law is...
conservatee
A conservatee is a person deemed incompetent by a court and, therefore, a court appointed conservator handles their financial and/or other daily life affairs. The roles of conservator and conservatee follow from the legal concept of...
consignee
A consignee is the person who receives the goods delivered by the consignor for sale. In a consignment contract, the consignee takes care of the goods and sells them. Until the goods are sold, the consignor does not lose ownership of the...
consignment
Consignment is a type of contract in which the consignor delivers the goods to the consignee for sale. The consignee takes care of the goods and sells them. Until the goods are sold, the consignor does not lose ownership of the goods. After...
consignor
A consignor is the person who delivers goods to the consignee for sale. In a consignment contract, the consignee takes responsibility for the goods and sells them. Until the goods are sold, the consignor does not lose ownership of the goods....
construction lien
A construction lien, also known as a mechanic’s lien, laborer’s lien, or artisan’s lien, is a type of lien that gives contractors a security interest in property until they have been paid for their work on that property.
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