A condemnation action is a lawsuit where a government is exercising eminent domain to procure private property for some public use or benefit. In the action, a court will determine how much the procuring government must compensate the private...
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confirmation hearing
There are two major definitions for a confirmation hearing in a legal context:
In bankruptcy law, a hearing generally occurs related to either Chapter 13 or Chapter 11 federal bankruptcy. Here, a confirmation hearing is a court...confiscate
Confiscation is when the government permanently takes a person’s property without compensation. The government can choose to confiscate a person’s possessions for a variety of reasons including criminal justifications such as the item being...
confrontation
Confrontation is when the defendant faces the witness and cross-examines them to object to the testimony in a criminal proceeding. The right to confrontation is granted by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which provides that “in...
confrontation clause
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.”
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congressional power
Congressional powers refer to the authority Congress has to create legislation. These powers are enumerated and Article I of the U.S. Constitution creates and defines the powers of Congress. For more on specific congressional powers, see:...
conjugal rights
Conjugal rights refer to the mutual rights and privileges between two individuals arising from the state of being married. These rights include mutual rights of companionship, support, comfort, sexual relations, affection, joint property...
conscientious objector
A conscientious objector is a person who refuses to bear arms or serve in the military based on a matter of conscience; rather, on moral, ethical, or religious grounds. In the United States, conscientious objections were raised in response to...
constitution
A constitution is the most fundamental law of a sovereign body. The term is capitalized only when referring to a specific constitution (e.g., U.S. Constitution, Texas Constitution, etc.).
In many cases, "constitution" refers...
constitutional amendment
An amendment is a formal revision or addition to the US Constitution. As per Article V of the Constitution, there are several methods to propose an amendment. Once an amendment is proposed, it requires the approval of ¾ of the states to be...