A contractor is a business or entity that agrees to perform work under terms of a contract. Contractors are distinct from employees in that they are generally in charge of how work will be performed and are obligated to provide a specified...
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contractual lien
A contractual lien is a name for a category of liens that stem from contracts and do not depend on the common law or statutes for their existence. A contractual lien is essentially a contract that gives a security interest in property to one...
contribution
Contribution is an important term in the fields of business and tort law.
Tort LawIn the field of tort law, contribution refers to an action a defendant may bring in a joint and several liability jurisdiction to recover...
contributory negligence
Contributory negligence is a common law tort rule which bars plaintiffs from recovering for the negligence of others if they too were negligent in causing the harm. Contributory negligence has been replaced in many jurisdictions with the...
control
Control as a verb is to exercise one’s power or authority over something or someone, to regulate or govern, or to have a controlling interest in. Control as a noun is the power to govern, manage, direct, or oversee something or someone....
controlled substance
A controlled substance is a drug, substance, or immediate precursor defined by the Uniform Controlled Substances Act. Under the Controlled Substances Act, it is unlawful, inter alia, for any person to manufacture, sell, prescribe, distribute...
controlling law
Controlling law refers to the laws of the state which will be relied upon in judging disputes. Because states have widely different substantive laws, determining which body of law is controlling is often dispositive of the case. The term...
controversy
A controversy is an actual dispute, which refers to one of the underlying requirements to obtain jurisdiction in federal court. U.S Constitution, Article III, section 2, in setting out the powers of the Federal judiciary, grants federal...
contumacy
Contumacy refers to a person’s refusal to appear in court when they have been legally summoned or their refusal to follow a court order. This refusal can lead to the judge finding the individual in contempt of the court.
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contutor
A contutor is a court appointed (i.e. by court order) or testamentary joint guardian of a ward. A ward is a person who cannot properly take care of themselves because of their age or legal incompetence. A person is legally incompetent when he...