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  • CERTIFIED CHECK
    In the practice of bankers. This is a depositor's check recognized and accepted by the proper officer of the bank as a valid appropriation of the amount specified to the payee named, and as drawn against funds of such depositor held by the bank. The usual method of certification is More...
  • CERTIFIED COPY
    A copy of a document, signed and certified as a true copy by the officer to whose custody the original is intrusted. Doremus v. Smith, 4 N. J. Law, 143; People v. Foster. 27 Misc. Rep. 576, 58 N. Y. Supp. 574; Nelson v. Blakey, 54 Ind. 36.
  • CERTIORARI
    Lat. (To be informed of, to be made certain in regard to.) The name of a writ issued by a superior court directing an inferior court to send up to the former some pending proceeding, or all the record and proceedings in a cause before verdict, with its certificate to More...
  • CERTIORARI, BILL OF
    In English chancery practice. An original bill praying relief. It was filed for the purpose of removing a suit pending in some inferior court of equity into the court of chancery, on account of some alleged incompetency or inconvenience. Certum est quod ccrtum reddl potest. That is certain which can More...
  • CERURA
    A mound, fence, or inclosure.
  • CERVISARII
    In Saxon law. Tenants who were bound to supply drink for their lord's table, Cowell.
  • CERVISIA
    Ale, or beer. Sometimes spelled "cerevisia."
  • CERVISIARIUS
    In old records. An ale-house keeper. A beer or ale brewer. Blount.
  • CERVUS
    Lat. A stag or deer.
  • CESIONARIO
    In Spanish law. An assignee. White, New Recop. b. 3, tit. 10, c 1, § 3.
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