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conquet. See ACQUET(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

  conquest. 1.Int’l law. An act of force by which, during a war, a belligerent occupies territory within an enemy country with the intention of extending its sovereignty over that territory. • That intention is usu. explained in a proclamation or some other legal act. 2.Hist. The acquisition of land by any method other than…

conqueror,n.[fr. Law French conquerir “to acquire”] Hist. 1.One who acquires territory by force during war with the intention of exercising sovereignty. See CONQUEST(1).2. The first person who acquired land by purchase; one who first brought an estate into a family. See CONQUEST(2); PURCHASE(2). conqueror,vb.[Latin] To complain. • Conqueror served as a declaratory statement in petitions, often by…

connubium. See CONUBIUM. [Blacks Law 8th]

connive (k<<schwa>>-nIv), vb.1. To knowingly overlook another’s wrongdoing. 2. Loosely, to conspire. [Blacks Law 8th]

connexity (k<<schwa>>-nek-s<<schwa>>-tee). Connectedness; the quality of being connected. • In some states, connexity expresses the relationship that must exist between a foreign party (such as a corporation) and the state for a plaintiff to maintain personal jurisdiction over the party; generally, the claim must arise from a transaction connected with the activities of the party…

connecting-up doctrine.The rule allowing evidence to be conditionally admitted if the offering party promises to show relevance by adducing other evidence. [Cases: Criminal Law  672; Federal Civil Procedure  2014; Trial  51. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 1217; Trial § 177.] [Blacks Law 8th]

connivance (k<<schwa>>-nI-v<<schwa>>nts), n.1. The act of indulging or ignoring another’s wrongdoing, esp. when action should be taken to prevent it. 2.Family law. As a defense to divorce, one spouse’s corrupt consent, express or implied, to have the other commit adultery or some other act of sexual misconduct. • Consent is an essential element of connivance.…

con man.See CONFIDENCE MAN. [Blacks Law 8th]

conjurator (kon-j<<schwa>>-ray-t<<schwa>>r).Hist. A person who swears an oath with others; a coconspirator. [Blacks Law 8th]