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COHORT ANALYSIS cohort analysis (koh-hort). A method of measuring discrimination in the workplace by comparing, at several points in time, the pay and promotions of employees of different cognizable groups. • Cohort analyses are often used in employment-discrimination cases. [Cases: Civil Rights  1543. C.J.S. Civil Rights § 170.] COIF coif (koyf).1. A white linen headpiece formerly worn…

coheres (koh-heer-eez), n. Roman law. A coheir. Pl. coheredes (koh-heer-<< schwa>>-deez). [Blacks Law 8th]

  Cohen doctrine (koh-<<schwa>>n). See COLLATERAL-ORDER DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

coheiress (koh-air-is).Hist. A female coheir. [Blacks Law 8th]

coheir (koh-air). See HEIR. [Blacks Law 8th]

Cohan rule (koh-han).Tax. A former rule that a taxpayer may approximate travel and entertainment expenses when no records exist if the taxpayer has taken all possible steps to provide documentation. • Since 1962, travel and entertainment expenses have been only partly deductible and must be carefully documented, but courts may apply the Cohan reasoning to…

cohabitation agreement.A contract outlining the property and financial arrangements between persons who live together. — Also termed living-together agreement. Cf. PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT.COHABITING UNMARRIED PERSON OF THE OPPOSITE SEXcohabiting unmarried person of the opposite sex.See CUPOS. [Blacks Law 8th]

cohabitation (koh-hab-<<schwa>>-tay-sh<<schwa>>n), n. The fact or state of living together,esp. as partners in life, usu. with the suggestion of sexual relations. [Cases: Marriage  13, 22. C.J.S. Marriage §§ 10, 19–20, 24–25.] — cohabit (koh-hab-it), vb. — cohabitative (koh-hab-<<schwa>>-tay-tiv), adj. — cohabitant (koh-hab-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>nt), cohabitor (koh-hab-<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r), n.illicit cohabitation. 1. The offense committed by an unmarried man and…

COGSA. 1.abbr.CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT. 2.Maritime law. A country’s enactment of the inter-national convention popularly known as the Hague Rules. • The acronym is used even when the country’s statute has a different title; for example, the Canadian Carriage of Goods by Water Act is referred to as the “Canadian COGSA.” [Blacks Law 8th]

cognovit note.A promissory note containing a cognovit clause. — Also termed judgment note. [Cases: Federal Civil Procedure  2396; Judgment  54. C.J.S. Judgments §§ 140, 143–144, 170.] [Blacks Law 8th]