In Roman law. Writings emanating from a single party, the debtor.
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CHIROGRAPHER OF FINES
In English law . The title of the officer of the common pleas who engrossed lines in that court so as to be acknowledged into a perpetual record. Cowell.
CHIROGRAPHUM
In Roman law. A handwriting ; that which was written with a person’s own hand. An obligation which a person wrote or subscribed with his own hand; an acknowledgment of […]
CHIRURGEON
The ancient denomination of a surgeon.
CHIVALRY
In feudal law. Knight- service. Tenure in chivalry was the same as tenure by knight-service . 2 Bl. Comm. 61, 62.
CHIVALRY, COURT OF
In English law . The name of a court anciently held as a court of honor merely, before the earl-marshal, and as a criminal court before the lord high constable, […]
CHLORIDES
Indicates sewage or industrial discharge pollution if present in fresh water . Known to be negative ions of chlorine(Cl).
CHLORINATED FLUOROCARBON (CFC)
Hydrocarbon with some hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine and fluorine atoms. Chemically and thermally stable, CFCs are noncombustible synthetic solvents with several industrial applications. Manufacturing aerosols, plastic foam, and refrigerants […]
CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON (CHC)
Hydrocarbon with some hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine and fluorine atoms. Chemically and thermally stable, CHCs are noncombustible synthetic solvents with several industrial applications. Some examples are the manufacture of […]
CHLORINATED ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
Synthetic substances, composed of carbon, hydrogen, and chlorine atoms. Some examples are chlorinated fluorocarbons (CFSs), chlorinated hydrocarbons (CHCs), and carbon tetrachloride. The chlorine in these compounds makes them resistant to […]
CHLORINATED SOLVENT
Organic solvent whose molecular structure has chlorine atoms in it. Some examples are methylene chloride and 1,1,1 trichloroethane. The production and use of chlorinated solvents is greatly restricted because of […]
CHLORINATION
Chlorine added to water. Oxidizes organic contaminants. Kills many microorganisms. Refer also to disinfection.
CHLORINE (CL)
Greenish yellow gas. Poisonous, with a pungent odor. One of the elements categorized in the halogen family. found naturally only in a combined form, like table salt (sodium chloride). One […]
CHLORINE DIOXIDE (CLO2)
Very reactive and unstable gas used as a sterilant. Combines violently with organic materials. Explodes if heated or put into sunlight. Primarily used in bleaching of cellulose-based textiles, such as […]
CHLOROFLUOROCARBON (CFC)
Same meaning as chlorinated fluorocarbon.
CHLOROFLUOROMETHANE (CFM)
Hydrocarbon with some hydrogen atoms replaced by chlorine, fluorine, and methane. CFMs are similar to chlorofluorocarbons in its properties, applications, and ozone-depletion potential.
CHNRCH BUILDING ACTS
Statutes passed in England in and since the year 1S18, with the object of extending the accommodation afforded by the national church, so as to make it more commensurate with […]
CHNRCH DISCIPLINE ACT
The statute 3 & 4 Vict. c. 86, containing regulations for trying clerks in holy orders charged with offenses against ecclesiastical law , and for enforcing sentences pronounced in such […]
CHNRCH OF ENGLAND
The church of England is a distinct branch of Christ’s church, and is also an insti CHURCH 200 CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEALS tution of the state, (see the first clause […]
CHOATE
term that is applied to something that is complete or justifiable against other claims and is the opposite of inchoate.
CHOICE NO-FAULT PLAN
Under a no-fault plan provided by the state, it is the choice of coverage by a vehicle owner.
CHOICE OF LAW CLAUSE
Contract provision specifying the governing jurisdiction over disputes arising from or relating to this contract.
CHOOSER OPTION
An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that permits the buyer to choose between an underlying CALL OPTION and PUT OPTION with identical STRIKE PRICES and maturities from trade date until a defined
CHOP-CHURCH
A word mentioned in 9 Hen. VI. c. 65, by the sense of which it was in those days a kind of trade, and by the judges declared to be […]
CHOPS
The mouth of a narbor. Pub. St. Mass. 1882, p. 1288.