legal education and practice

A condition precedent is a condition or an event that must occur before a right, claim, duty, or interests arises. A condition precedent is contrasted with a condition subsequent.

A condition subsequent is an event or state of affairs that, if it occurs, will terminate one party’s obligation to the other. A condition subsequent differs from the similar condition precedents because they take effect after a party has already assumed a duty or after an interest has already vested.

A Conditional Resident is a noncitizen who is granted permanent resident status on a conditional basis:

• conditional permanent resident

Confess has several meanings, but in the legal context, it is generally used to characterize the admission of wrongdoing. Additionally, the term is usually an adverse statement to that individual confessing.

A confession is defined as a voluntary admission, declaration or acknowledgement (made orally or in writing) by one who has committed a felony or a misdemeanor stating that they committed the crime/

Confirmation bias refers to the tendency to seek out and give undue credibility to information that supports a desired conclusion. Due to confirmation bias, a party may unduly discredit contradictory information to the desired conclusion, or incorrectly believe it to reinforce a minority viewpoint at best. Confirmation bias is similar to the concept of biased assimilation. 

In a legal context, there are two primary definitions for confirmation hearing:

A conflict of interest refers to the ethical problems that may arise between parties with a preexisting relationship. In law, a conflict of interest arises between an attorney and a client if the interests of the attorney, a different client, or a third-party conflict with the interests of the present client. 

Conflict of laws refers to a difference between the laws of two or more jurisdictions with some connection to a case, such that the outcome depends on which jurisdiction's law will be used to resolve each issue in dispute. The conflicting legal rules may come from U.S. federal law, the laws of U.S. states, or the laws of other countries. 

Confrontation Clause refers to the provision in the Sixth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confronted with the witnesses against him.”