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Congressional Budget Office.An office in the legislative branch of the federal government responsible for fo-recasting economic trends, making cost estimates, conducting special studies in budget-related areas, and issuing annual reports that discuss federal spending and revenue levels and the allocation of funds. • It was established by the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. -Abbr.CBO. [Blacks Law…

  conglomerate merger.See MERGER. CONGRESS congress,n.1. A formal meeting of delegates or representatives; CONVENTION (4).2. (cap.) The legislative body of the federal government, created under U.S. Const. art. I, § 1 and consisting of the Senate and the House of Representatives. [Cases: United States  7. C.J.S. United States §§ 16–17.] — congressional,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

  conglomerate (k<<schwa>>n-glom-<<schwa>>r-it), n. A corporation that owns unrelated enterprises in a wide variety of industries. [Cases: Corporations  3. C.J.S. Corporations §§ 5–7, 62.] — conglomerate (k<<schwa>>n-glom-<<schwa>>-rayt), vb. — conglomerate (k<< schwa>>n-glom-<<schwa>>r-it), adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

  congeries (kon-jeer-eez orkon-j<<schwa>>-reez). A collection or aggregation <a congeries of rights>. [Blacks Law 8th]

  congé d’emparler (kawn-zhay dawm-pahr-lay). [French] Hist. Leave to imparl. • This phrase was formerly used by a defendant to request leave of court for additional time to file a responsive pleading. See IMPARLANCE.[Blacks Law 8th]

congé d’accorder (kawn-zhay da-kor-day). [Law French] Hist. Leave to accord. • Courts used this phrase in fictitious land-title lawsuits to grant the defendant permission to agree with the plaintiff’s allegations. See FINE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

congeable (kon-jee-<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>l), adj.[fr. French congé “permission”] Hist. Lawful; permissible. [Blacks Law 8th]

con game.See CONFIDENCE GAME. [Blacks Law 8th]

confusion of rights.See MERGER(9).[Blacks Law 8th]

  communia placita   non       tenenda in scaccario (k<<schwa>>-myoo-nee-<<schwa>>plas-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>> non t<<schwa>>-nen-d<<schwa>> in sk<<schwa>>-kair-ee-oh). [Law Latin “common pleas are not held in the Exchequer”] Hist. A writ directed to the Treasurer and Barons of the Exchequer,[Blacks Law 8th]