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).
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.
Under the law, a child usually refers to an individual who is a minor, who is below legal age or the age of majority. The age of majority being 18 in most states. Being below the age of majority means that the child will have fewer rights but also less responsibilities than those who have attained the age of majority.
Child custody issues most often arise in divorce and separation proceedings.
Child support refers to the sum that the noncustodial parent must pay to the custodian.
The term "child" does not necessarily mean a minor, and can include adult children as well as adult non-dependent children. Children are generally afforded the basic rights embodied by the Constitution.
Cisgender (abbreviated as cis) is a type of gender identity in which the gender that the person identifies matches the gender assigned at birth. The prefix “cis” means “on the side of” in Latin.
Compare: transgender
See also: gender identity
A civil case is a non-criminal legal dispute between private parties, typically involving rights and obligations under the U.S. Constitution, federal law, state law, or common law.
A civil code is a codification of private law relating to contracts, property, family, and obligations.
A civil union is a marriage-like relationship, created primarily as a means to provide recognition in law for same-sex couples. In other words, a civil union is a legal relationship between two people that provides legal protection to the couple at the state level. If a couple is in a civil union, they may receive inheritance rights, employment benefits, property rights, parental rights, etc.
