Law lexicon
Capital crime - A crime punishable by death.
Calendar - A list of cases scheduled for hearing in court.
Calling the docket - The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of court, for setting a time for trial or entering orders.
Canons of ethics - Standards of ethical conduct for attorneys.
Capacity - Having legal authority or mental ability. Being of sound mind.
Caption - Heading or introductory party of a pleading.
Case law - Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts, particularly the United States Supreme Court.
Cases - General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
Cause - A lawsuit, litigation, or action. Any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested before a court of justice.
Cause of action - The fact or facts which give a person a right to relief in court.
Caveat - A warning; a note of caution.
Cease and desist order - An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting a person or business from continuing a particular course of conduct.
Certificate of Title - Document issued by Registrar of Titles for real estate registered under the Torrens System, which is considered conclusive evidence of the present ownership and state of the title to the property described therein.
Source: Jurist International.
