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  conformed copy.See COPY. [Blacks Law 8th]

conflicts. See CONFLICT OF LAWS(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

conflict preemption.See obstacle preemption under PREEMPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

conflict out,vb. To disqualify (a lawyer or judge) on the basis of a conflict of interest <the judge was conflicted out of the case by his earlier representation of one of the litigants>. [Cases: Attorney and Client  20.1; Judges  39. C.J.S. Judges §§ 62, 98, 100–102, 107.] [Blacks Law 8th]

conflict of laws. 1. A difference between the laws of different states or countries in a case in which a transaction or occurrence central to the case has a connection to two or more jurisdictions. — Often shortened to conflict. Cf. CHOICE OF LAW. [Cases: Action  17. C.J.S. Actions §§ 18–20; Conflict of Laws §§…

  conflict of interest. 1. A real or seeming incompatibility between one’s private interests and one’s public or fi-duciary duties. 2. A real or seeming incompatibility between the interests of two of a lawyer’s clients, such that the lawyer is disqualified from representing both clients if the dual representation adversely affects either client or if…

conflict of authority. 1. A disagreement between two or more courts, often courts of coordinate jurisdiction, on a point of law. 2. A disagreement between two or more treatise authors or other scholars, esp. in an area in which scholarly authority is paramount, such as public or private international law. [Blacks Law 8th]

conflicting presumption.See PRESUMPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

conflicting evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

confitens reus (kon-f<<schwa>>-tenz ree-<<schwa>>s). [Latin “confessing accused”] Hist. An accused person who admits committing the offense. CONFLICT conflict. See CONFLICT OF LAWS. [Blacks Law 8th]