legal education and practice

Carnal knowledge is sexual intercourse between two people, typically requiring at least some slight penetration. Carnal knowledge is a necessary element of many sex crimes such as rape, child molestation, or consensual sexual relations with someone below the age of consent (i.e statutory rape). 

A carrier’s lien is defined as a type of lien that gives a security interest in shipped goods to a shipper that publicly operates a business for the transportation of

A cartel is a group of independent corporations or other entities that join together to fix prices, rig bids, allocate markets, or conduct other similar

A case is a civil or criminal proceeding at law or in equity.

The case system is a customary means of instruction in law schools where general legal principles are learned through the reading and discussion of cases. Typically, students in a class are assigned to peruse one or more cases on a particular topic prior to class.

The castle doctrine is a legal doctrine stating that if a party is in their own home, that party does not have a duty to retreat prior to using reasonable force (including deadly force if necessary) as 

Causa mortis is a Latin term referring to the awareness that death is approaching. In property law, when a party, acting with awareness that their death is approaching, gives something to another party, the resulting gift is known as a gift causa mortis.

Cause of death is the series of events leading to the injury or disease that triggers an individual's fatal end. See: WHO 

The upper or top interior surface of a room or region is referred to as the ceiling. The term "ceiling" in law refers to the statutory upper limit on the amount of money that may be charged or spent, as well as the number of commodities that can be produced or sold. The "ceiling" in a contract typically refers to the highest contract price or the price for an item that will be given under the terms of the agreement.