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consolidated financial statement.See FINANCIAL STATEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

consolidated bond.See BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

consolidated appeal.See APPEAL. [Blacks Law 8th]

consolidate,vb.1. To combine or unify into one mass or body. 2.Civil procedure. To combine, through court order, two or more actions involving the same parties or issues into a single action ending in a single judgment or, sometimes, in separate judgments. [Cases: Action  54–59; Federal Civil Procedure  8. C.J.S. Actions §§ 204–219.] 3.Corporations. To unite…

Consolato del Mare (kawn-soh-lah-toh del mah-ray). [Italian “consolate of the sea”] Hist. Maritime law. An influential collection of European maritime customs, referred to by commercial judges (consuls) in ports of the kingdom of Aragon and other Mediterranean maritime towns. • The Consolato del Mare was compiled in the 14th century and soon became one of…

consol (kon-sol or k<<schwa>>n-sol). See annuity bond under BOND(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

consobrini (kon-s<<schwa>>-brI-nI), n. pl.[Latin] Roman law. First cousins; children of brothers and sisters, or, more precisely, of two sisters. [Blacks Law 8th]

consistory court (k<<schwa>>n-sis-t<<schwa>>r-ee).Eccles. law. In England, a diocesan court exercising ju-risdiction over the clergy and church property, such as a cemetery, and other ecclesiastical matters. • Consistory courts are presided over by the bishop’s chancellor or the chancellor’s commissary. — Also termed consistorial court. Cf. BISHOP’S COURT. [Blacks Law 8th]

consignor (k<<schwa>>n-sI-n<<schwa>>r or kon-sI-nor). One who dispatches goods to another on consignment. CONSILIARIUS consiliarius (k<<schwa>>n-sil-ee-air-ee-<<schwa>>s), n. [fr. Latin consilium “advice”] 1.Roman law. A person who advises a magistrate; one who sits with the judge and assists in deciding cases. See CONCILIUM(1).2.Hist. A counselor learned in law. See APOCRISARIUS. CONSIMILI CASU consimili casu.See CASU CONSIMILI. CONSISTORIAL COURT…

consignment sale.See SALE. [Blacks Law 8th]