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;Certificate of Costs:A document endorsed by a Master or Registrar stating the amount owed as "costs" by one party to the other after a trial, usually issued following a hearing to settle the amount of the costs justly owed. A Certificate of Costs is a judgment of the Supreme Court and enforced as like a judgment debt. | ;Certificate of Costs:A document endorsed by a Master or Registrar stating the amount owed as "costs" by one party to the other after a trial, usually issued following a hearing to settle the amount of the costs justly owed. A Certificate of Costs is a judgment of the Supreme Court and enforced as like a judgment debt. | ||
;Certificate of Fees:A document endorsed by a Master or Registrar stating the amount a client owes to his or her lawyer, issued following a hearing to "assess" or "tax" a lawyer's bill and determine what portion of the lawyer's bill was reasonable and is properly owed to or refundable by that lawyer. See "account". | ;Certificate of Fees:A document endorsed by a Master or Registrar stating the amount a client owes to his or her lawyer, issued following a hearing to "assess" or "tax" a lawyer's bill and determine what portion of the lawyer's bill was reasonable and is properly owed to or refundable by that lawyer. See "account". | ||
;Certificate of Pending Litigation | ;Certificate of Pending Litigation:A document filed in the Land Title and Survey Authority against the title of real property stating that the property is the subject of a court proceeding and that ownership of the property may change as a result, formerly called a ''lis pendens''. In family law, a CPL is used to protect the interest of a party in a piece of property by notifying potential purchasers or mortgagees about the court proceeding. See "clear title", "encumbrance" and "real property". | ||
;''Charter of Rights and Freedoms'':Also known as the ''Charter'', the part of the ''Constitution Act, 1982'' which sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by all Canadians, including the freedoms of religion and expression and the rights to life and liberty. Neither the federal nor the provincial governments can pass laws or act in ways contrary to the ''Charter''. | ;''Charter of Rights and Freedoms'':Also known as the ''Charter'', the part of the ''Constitution Act, 1982'' which sets out the fundamental rights and freedoms enjoyed by all Canadians, including the freedoms of religion and expression and the rights to life and liberty. Neither the federal nor the provincial governments can pass laws or act in ways contrary to the ''Charter''. | ||
;chattel:Personal property; an item of property other than real estate. See "real property".\ | ;chattel:Personal property; an item of property other than real estate. See "real property".\ | ||
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;court registry:A central office, located in each judicial district, at which the court files for each court proceeding in that district are maintained, and at which legal documents can be filed, searched and reviewed. | ;court registry:A central office, located in each judicial district, at which the court files for each court proceeding in that district are maintained, and at which legal documents can be filed, searched and reviewed. | ||
;covenant:A promise to do or not do a particular thing. See "contract", "family law agreements" and "separation agreements". | ;covenant:A promise to do or not do a particular thing. See "contract", "family law agreements" and "separation agreements". | ||
;CPL | ;CPL:A document filed in the Land Title and Survey Authority against the title of real property stating that the property is the subject of a court proceeding and that ownership of the property may change as a result, formerly called a ''lis pendens''. In family law, a CPL is used to protect the interest of a party in a piece of property by notifying potential purchasers or mortgagees about the court proceeding. See "clear title", "encumbrance" and "real property". | ||
;cross-examination:The portion of a trial where a party asks questions of a witness presented by the other party in order to challenge the witnesses recollection and truthfulness. The questions asked of the witness must be relevant to the issues and may be leading, that is, the question may suggest the answer. See "examination-in-chief", "evidence" and "leading question". | ;cross-examination:The portion of a trial where a party asks questions of a witness presented by the other party in order to challenge the witnesses recollection and truthfulness. The questions asked of the witness must be relevant to the issues and may be leading, that is, the question may suggest the answer. See "examination-in-chief", "evidence" and "leading question". | ||
;Crown:In law, the federal and provincial governments and their departments and agencies. Lawyers employed by the federal and provincial governments to prosecute criminal offences. | ;Crown:In law, the federal and provincial governments and their departments and agencies. Lawyers employed by the federal and provincial governments to prosecute criminal offences. | ||
