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cognate,adj. See COGNATIC. cognate,n. One who is kin to another. • In Roman law, the term means a blood relationship and implies that the kinship derives from a lawful marriage. In Scots and later civil law, the term implies kinship from the mother’s side. Cf. AGNATE. [Blacks Law 8th]

cogent (koh-j<<schwa>>nt), adj. Compelling or convincing <cogent reasoning>. —cogency,n. [Blacks Law 8th]

coexisting motion.See MOTION(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

coexistence.Int’l law. The peaceful continuation of nations, peoples, or other entities or groups within an effective political-military equilibrium. [Blacks Law 8th]

coexecutor (koh-eg-zek-y<<schwa>>-t<<schwa>>r). See joint executor under EXECUTOR. [Blacks Law 8th]

coercive relief.See RELIEF. [Blacks Law 8th]

coerced confession.See CONFESSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

coemption (koh-emp-sh<<schwa>>n), n.1. The act of purchasing the entire quantity of anycommodity. 2.COEMPTIO. coemptional, coemptive,adj. [Blacks Law 8th]

coemptio (koh-emp-shee-oh), n. [Latin] Roman law. A form of civil marriage in which the husband “purchased” from a woman’s father — by fictitious sale — the right to exercise marital power (manus) over the woman. • The father conveyed his daughter to her husband through the technical procedure of a sale of res mancipi. The im-aginary…

Coefficient Clause.See NECESSARY AND PROPER CLAUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]