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  • COMBINATION
    A conspiracy, or confederation of men for unlawful or violent deeds. A union of different elements. A patent may be taken out for a new combination of existing machines. Stevenson Co. v. McFas-seU, 90 Fed. 707, 33 C. C. A. 249; Moore v. Schaw (a O.) 118 Fed. 602. —Combination More...
  • COMBUSTIO
    Burning. In old English law. The punishment inflicted upon apostates. —Combnstlo domornm. Houseburning; arson. 4 Bl. Comm. 272.—-Combnstlo peennisa. Burning of money; the ancient method of testing mixed and corrupt money, paid into the exchequer, by melting it down.
  • COME
    To present oneself; to appear in court In modern practice, though such presence may be constructive only, the word is still nsed to indicate participation in the proceedings. Thus, a pleading may begin, "Now comes the defendant" etc In case of a default, the technical language of the record is More...
  • COMES
    v. A word used in a pleading to indicate the defendant's presence in court See COME.
  • COMES
    n. Lat. A follower or attendant ; a count or earL
  • COMES AND DEFENDS
    This phrase, anciently nsed in the language of pleading, and still surviving in some jurisdictions, occurs at the commencement of a defendant's plea or demurrer; and of its two verbs the former signifies that he appears in court* the latter that he defends the action.
  • COMINUS
    Lat. Immediately; hand-to-hand; in personal contact
  • COMITAS
    Lat. Comity, courtesy, civil* ity. Comitas inter communitates; or comitas inter gentes; comity between communl-• ties or nations; comity of nations. 2 Kent Comm. 457.
  • COMITATU COMMISSO
    A writ or commission, whereby a sheriff is authorized to enter upon the charges of a county. Reg. Orig. 295.
  • COMITATU ET CASTRO COMMISSO
    A writ by which the charge of a county, together with tye keeping of a castle, is committed to the sheriff.
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