colour of law
— Noun
– English
～ a mere semblance of legal right; something done with the apparent authority of law but actually in contravention of law; "the plaintiff claimed that under color of law the officer had deprived him of his civil rights"
College of Cardinals
— Noun
– English
～ (Roman Catholic Church) the body of all cardinals of the church; elects and advises the pope
current of air
— Noun
– English
～ air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere"
confession of judgment
— Noun
– English
～ a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
confession of judgement
— Noun
– English
～ a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings
conflict of interest
— Noun
– English
～ a situation in which a public official's decisions are influenced by the official's personal interests
conclusion of law
— Noun
– English
～ a finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts
cross of Calvary
— Noun
– English
～ a Latin cross set on three steps
cross of Lorraine
— Noun
– English
～ a cross with two crossbars, one above and one below the midpoint of the vertical, the lower longer than the upper
court of assize
— Noun
– English
～ the county courts of England (replaced in 1971 by Crown courts)
crack of doom
— Noun
– English
～ (New Testament) day at the end of time following Armageddon when God will decree the fates of all individual humans according to the good and evil of their earthly lives
course of instruction
— Noun
– English
～ education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings; "he took a course in basket weaving"; "flirting is not unknown in college classes"
court of chancery
— Noun
– English
～ a court with jurisdiction in equity
court of justice
— Noun
– English
～ a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
court of law
— Noun
– English
～ a tribunal that is presided over by a magistrate or by one or more judges who administer justice according to the laws
course of lectures
— Noun
– English
～ a series of lectures dealing with a subject
court of appeals
— Noun
– English
～ a court whose jurisdiction is to review decisions of lower courts or agencies
course of action
— Noun
– English
～ a mode of action; "if you persist in that course you will surely fail"; "once a nation is embarked on a course of action it becomes extremely difficult for any retraction to take place"
coefficient of expansion
— Noun
– English
～ the fractional change in length or area or volume per unit change in temperature at a given constant pressure
coefficient of drag
— Noun
– English
～ the ratio of the drag on a body moving through air to the product of the velocity and the surface area of the body