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case Noun a person who is subjected to experimental or other observational procedures
case Noun the quantity contained in a case
case Noun a special set of circumstances
case Noun a specific state of mind that is temporary
case Verb to enclose in, or as if in, a case
case Verb to look over, usually with the intention to rob
corrections Noun the social control of offenders through a system of imprisonment and rehabilitation and probation and parole
corrections Noun the department of local government that is responsible for managing the treatment of convicted offenders
conscription Noun compulsory military service
compliance Noun the act of submitting
compliance Noun acting according to certain accepted standards
compliance Noun a disposition or tendency to yield to the will of others
cheap shot Noun an illegal and unsportsmanlike act of unnecessary violence
cheap shot Noun an unnecessarily aggressive and unfair remark directed at a defenseless person
causa Noun a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy
civil suit Noun a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
class action Noun a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
class-action suit Noun a lawsuit brought by a representative member of a large group of people on behalf of all members of the group
countersuit Noun a suit brought against someone who has sued you
countercurrent Noun actions counter to the main group activity
countercurrent Noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
criminal suit Noun a lawsuit alleging violations of criminal law by the defendant
crosscurrent Noun actions counter to the main group activity
crosscurrent Noun a stretch of turbulent water in a river or the sea caused by one current flowing into or across another current
competition Noun the act of competing as for profit or a prize
competition Noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
competition Noun the contestant you hope to defeat
competition Noun a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers
civil action Noun legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution)
counterclaim Noun a claim filed in opposition to another claim in a legal action
counterclaim Verb to set up a claim in opposition to a previous claim
contention Noun the act of competing as for profit or a prize
contention Noun a point asserted as part of an argument
contention Noun a contentious speech act
custody case Noun a legal action to determine custody (usually of children following a divorce)
conventionalization Noun the act of conventionalizing
conventionalisation Noun the act of conventionalizing
contest Noun a struggle between rivals
contest Noun an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
contest Verb to make the subject of dispute, contention, or litigation
cut-and-thrust Noun fighting with knives
castigation Noun verbal punishment
castigation Noun a severe scolding
custody battle Noun litigation to settle custody of the children of a divorced couple
chastisement Noun verbal punishment
chastisement Noun a rebuke for making a mistake
corporal punishment Noun the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
cruel and unusual punishment Noun punishment prohibited by the 8th amendment to the U.S. Constitution
contravention Noun coming into conflict with
confession of judgment Noun a judgment entered after a written confession by the debtor without the expense of ordinary legal proceedings