Constructive Total Loss
Insured property that has been abandoned because its actual total loss appears
to be unavoidable, or because it could not be preserved or repaired without an
expenditure which would exceed its value.
Constructive Trust
a trust which a court declares or imposes onto participants in very specific
circumstances such as those giving rise to an action for unjust enrichment, and
notwithstanding the lack of any willing settlor to declare the trust
Contempt Of Court
conduct that is disobedient, obstructive or contemptuous to the Court
Contingency Fee
a method of payment of legal fees represented by a percentage of an award
Continuance
an adjournment of a trial or some other legal hearing
Contract
an agreement between persons which obliges each party to do or not to do a
certain thing
Contract Law
that body of law which regulates the formation and enforcement of contracts
Contributory Negligence
the negligence of a person which, while not being the primary cause of a tort,
nevertheless combined with the act or omission of the primary defendant to cause
the tort, and without which the tort would not have occurred
Controlled Substance
a drug or other entity whose usage is governed by law
Conversion
a legal action against a person who found and converted someone else's property
to his own use