a list of foods and information about their caloric content
chronicle
Noun
a record or narrative description of past events
chronicle
Verb
to record in chronological order
case history
Noun
detailed record of the background of a person or group under study or treatment
charge sheet
Noun
the daily written record of events (as arrests) in a police station
character set
Noun
an ordered list of characters that are used together in writing or printing
checklist
Noun
a list of items (names or tasks etc.) to be checked or consulted
class list
Noun
a list issued by examiners that categorizes students according to the class of honours they achieved in their degree examinations
chronological record
Noun
a chronological account of events in successive years
clericalism
Noun
a policy of supporting the influence and power of the clergy in secular or political matters
contents
Noun
a list of divisions, chapters, or articles and the pages on which they start
concession
Noun
a contract granting the right to operate a subsidiary business
concession
Noun
the act of conceding or yielding
concession
Noun
a point conceded or yielded
collective agreement
Noun
contract between labor and management governing wages and benefits and working conditions
criminal law
Noun
the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
court order
Noun
a writ issued by a court of law requiring a person to do something or to refrain from doing something
computer software
Noun
(computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory
conditional sale
Noun
a sale in which the buyer receives title to the property only upon the performance of some condition (usually the full payment of the purchase price)
conditional sale
Noun
a security interest taken by the seller in return for credit
consent decree
Noun
an agreement between two parties that is sanctioned by the court
curfew
Noun
an order that after a specific time certain activities, as being outside on the streets, are prohibited
curfew
Noun
a signal (usually a bell) announcing the start of curfew restrictions
curfew
Noun
the time that the curfew signal is sounded
concurring opinion
Noun
an opinion that agrees with the court's disposition of the case but is written to express a particular judge's reasoning
contract of hazard
Noun
a sale of a tract of land as a whole without a warranty as to the acreage
compatible software
Noun
software that can run on different computers without modification
compatible software
Noun
application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
computer-aided design
Noun
software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
certiorari
Noun
a common law writ issued by a superior court to one of inferior jurisdiction demanding the record of a particular case
credit order
Noun
an order that is received without payment
cease and desist order
Noun
(law) a judicial remedy issued in order to prohibit a party from doing or continuing to do a certain activity
codicil
Noun
a supplement to a will
citation
Noun
a summons that commands the appearance of a party at a proceeding
citation
Noun
a passage or expression that is quoted or cited
citation
Noun
an official award (as for bravery or service) usually given as formal public statement
citation
Noun
a short note recognizing a source of information or of a quoted passage
citation
Noun
(law) the act of citing (as of spoken words or written passages or legal precedents etc.)
contract under seal
Noun
a contract that is signed and has the (wax) seal of the signer attached
civil law
Noun
the legal code of ancient Rome
civil law
Noun
the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
counterplea
Noun
a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea
confederacy
Noun
a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act
confederacy
Noun
a group of conspirators banded together to achieve some harmful or illegal purpose
confederacy
Noun
a union of political organizations
case law
Noun
(civil law) a law established by following earlier judicial decisions
case law
Noun
a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws
complaint
Noun
in criminal law, a pleading describing some wrong or offense
complaint
Noun
(civil law) the first pleading of the plaintiff setting out the facts on which the claim for relief is based