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consumer boycott.See BOYCOTT. [Blacks Law 8th]

consumer. A person who buys goods or services for personal, family, or household use, with no intention of resale; a natural person who uses products for personal rather than business purposes. [Cases: Consumer Protection  1. C.J.S. Credit Reporting Agencies; Consumer Protection § 23.] [Blacks Law 8th]

consumable,n. A thing (such as food) that cannot be used without changing or extinguishing its substance. Cf. NONCONSUMABLE. — consumable,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

consulting expert.See EXPERT. [Blacks Law 8th]

consultation,n.1. The act of asking the advice or opinion of someone (such as a lawyer).2. A meeting in which parties consult or confer. 3.Int’l law. The interactive methods by which states seek to prevent or resolve disputes. — consult,vb. — consulting, consultative,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

consul general.See CONSUL. [Blacks Law 8th]

consulate (kon-s<<schwa>>-lit).1. The office or jurisdiction of a consul <the senator advised the businessman to notify the U.S. consulate in Kuwait before visiting the country>. [Cases: Ambassadors and Consuls  5. C.J.S. Ambassadors and Consuls §§ 26–30.] 2. The location of a consul’s office or residence <the family was staying on the second floor, just above…

consular relations.Int’l law. The aggregate of relations established between two countries through the exercise of consuls’ functions on behalf of a sending state within the territory of a receiving state. See sending state and receiving state under STATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

consular marriage.See MARRIAGE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

consular law.The law relating to consuls, developed through custom and multitudes of bilateral consular agreements. [Blacks Law 8th]