61. Condition Subsequent
a condition in a contract that causes the contract to become invalid if a certain event occurs
62. Condition Precedent
contractual condition that suspends the coming into effect of a contract unless or until a certain event takes place
63. Concubinage
Civil law term for an unmarried couple living nonetheless as husband and wife or, where same-sex relationships are recognized by law, such similar cohabitation relationships.
64. Conciliation
a form of alternate dispute resolution in which a neutral third-party hears both sides and then issues a non-binding suggested resolution
65. Complaint
an issue or formal statement brought against another individual or party
66. Comparative Negligence
a principle of tort law which looks at the negligence of the victim and which may lead to either a reduction of the award against the defendant, proportionate to the contribution of the victim's negligence, or which may even prevent an award altogether if the victim's negligence, when compared with the defendant, is equal to or greater in terms or contributing to the situation which caused the injury or damage
67. Common Law Relationship
two unmarried persons living together as though married
68. Common Law
judge-declared law; law which exists and applies to a group on the basis of customs and legal precedents developed over hundreds of years in Britain
69. Common Land
Land that is available for the use and enjoyment of all.
70. Commodum Ex Injuria Sua Nemo Habere Debet
Latin, "A wrongdoer should not be enabled by law to take any advantage from his actions."