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  • CESSURE
    L. Fr. A receiver; a bailiff. Kelham.
  • C'EST ASCAVOIR
    L. Fr. That is to say, or to-wit. Generally written as one word, cestascavoirt cestascavoire. O'est le crime qui fait la honte, et non pas l'eehafaud. Fr. It is the offense which causes the shame, and not the scaffold.
  • CESTUI, CESTUY
    He. Used frequently in composition in law French phrases. —Cestui one trait. He who has a right to a beneficial interest in and out of an estate the legal title to which is vested in another. 2 Washb. Real Prop. 163. The person who possesses the equitable right to property More...
  • CF.
    An abbreviated form of the Latin word confer, meaning "compare." Directs the reader's attention to another part of the work, to another volume, case, etc., where contrasted, analogous, or explanatory views or statements may be found.
  • CH.
    This abbreviation most commonly stands for "chapter," or "chancellor," but it may also mean "chancery," or "chief."
  • CHACE
    L. Fr. A chase or hunting ground.
  • CHACEA
    In old English law. A station of gamer more extended than a park, and less than a forest; also the liberty of chasing or hunting within a certain district; also the way through which cattle are driven to pasture, otherwise called a "drove-way." Blount Chaeea est ad eommunem legem. A More...
  • CHACEABLE
    L. Fr. That may be chased or hunted.
  • CHACER
    L. Fr. To drive, compel, or oblige; also to chase or hunt.
  • CHACURUS
    L. Lat. A horse for the chase, or a hound, dog, or courser.
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