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  • CONUSANCE
    In English law. Cognizance or jurisdiction. Conusance of pleas. Termes de la Ley. —Connsanoc, claim of. See COGNIZANCE.
  • CONUSANT
    Cognizant; acquainted with; having actual knowledge; as, if a party knowing of an agreement in which he has an interest makes no objection to it he is said to be conusant Co. Litt. 157. %
  • CONUSEE
    See COGNIZES.
  • CONUSOR
    See COGNIZOB.
  • CONVENABLE
    In old English law. Suitable; agreeable; convenient; fitting! Litt § 103.
  • CONVENE
    In the civil law. To bring an action.
  • CONVENIENT
    Proper; just; suitable. Finlay v. Dickerson, 29 111. 20; Railway Co. v. Smith, 173 U. S. 684, 19 Sup. Ct. 565, 43 L. Ed. 858.
  • CONVENIT
    Lat. In civil and old English law. It is agreed; it was agreed.
  • CONVENT
    The fraternity of an abbey or priory, as societas is the number of fellows in a college. A religious house, now regarded as a merely voluntary association, not importing civil death. 33 Law J. Ch. 308.
  • CONVENTICLE
    A private assembly or meeting for the exercise of religion. The word was first an appellation of reproach to the religious assemblies of Wycllffe in 'the reigns of pdward III. and Richard II., and was afterwards applied to a meeting of dissenters from the established church. As this word In More...
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