TAILIEUCHUNG - Gale Encyclopedia Of American Law 3Rd Edition Volume 14 P7

Gale Encyclopedia of American Law Volume 14 P7 fully illuminates today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, important documents and more. Legal issues are fully discussed in easy-to-understand language, including such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and thousands more. | DICTIONARY OF LEGAL TERMS COLOR OF LAW 47 Cognizance The power authority and ability of a judge to determine a particular legal matter. A judge s decision to take note of or deal with a cause. Cognovit actionem Latin He has confessed the action. The written confession made by a defendant admitting the merits of the action brought against him or her by a plaintiff. The confession is usually based upon designated conditions given in court and impliedly empowers the plaintiff s attorney to sign judgment and issue execution for its enforcement. Cognovit note An extraordinary document by which a debtor authorizes his or her creditor s attorney to enter a confession in court that allows judgment against the debtor. Cohabitation Cohabitation is a living arrangement in which an unmarried couple lives together in a long-term relationship that resembles a marriage. Coinsurance A provision of an insurance policy that provides that the insurance company and the insured will apportion between them any loss covered by the policy according to a fixed percentage of the value for which the property or the person is insured. Collateral Related indirect not bearing immediately upon an issue. The property pledged or given as a security interest or a guarantee for payment of a debt that will be taken or kept by the creditor in case of a default on the original debt. Collateral attack An attempt to impeach or overturn a judgment rendered in a judicial proceeding made in a proceeding other than within the original action or an appeal from it. Collateral estoppel A doctrine by which an earlier decision rendered by a court in a lawsuit between parties is conclusive as to the issues or controverted points so that they cannot be relitigated in subsequent proceedings involving the same parties. Collateral heir A successor to property either by will or descent and distribution who is not directly descended from the deceased but comes from a parallel line of the deceased s family such as a .

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