41. Contingency Fee
a method of payment of legal fees represented by a percentage of an award
42. Contempt Of Court
conduct that is disobedient, obstructive or contemptuous to the Court
43. 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
44. 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.
45. Constructive Dismissal
Under the employment law of some states, judges will consider a situation where there has been a fundamental violation of the rights of an employee, by the employer, so severe that the employee would have the right to consider himself as dismissed, even though, in fact, there has been no act of dismissal on the part of the employer.
46. Construction
The legal process of interpreting a phrase or document.
47. Constitution
basic law or laws of a nation or a state which sets out how that state will be organized by deciding the powers and authorities of government
48. Conspiracy
an agreement between two or more persons to commit a criminal act
49. Consign
to leave an item of property in the custody of another
50. Consideration
Some right, interest, profit, or benefit accruing to the one party of a contract, or some forbearance, detriment, loss or responsibility given, suffered or undertaken by the other.