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closed adoption.See ADOPTION. [Blacks Law 8th]

closed account.See ACCOUNT. [Blacks Law 8th]

closed,adj.1. (Of a class or organization) confined to a limited number <a closed mass-tort class> <nonunion workers were excluded from the closed shop>.2. (Of a proceeding or gathering) conducted in secrecy <a closed hearing> <a closed shareholders’ meeting>. [Blacks Law 8th]

close corporation.See CORPORATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

  close-connectedness doctrine.A doctrine used by some courts to deny an assignee of a negotiable note hold-er-in-due-course status if the assignee is too closely connected to the original holder-mortgagee. — Also termed close-connection doctrine. [Cases: Bills and Notes  341. C.J.S. Bills and Notes; Letters of Credit §§ 177, 191.] [Blacks Law 8th]

close,n.1. An enclosed portion of land. 2. The interest of a person in a particular piece of land,enclosed or not. 3. The final price of a stock at the end of the exchange’s trading day.close,vb.1. To conclude; to bring to an end <the case was closed>.2. To conclude discussion or negotiation about <close on a house>.…

clog on the equity of redemption.An agreement or condition that prevents a defaulting mortgagor from getting back the property free from encumbrance upon paying the debt or performing the obligation for which the security was given. See EQUITY OF REDEMPTION. [Cases: Mortgages  591(3). C.J.S. Mortgages §§ 997–998, 1000, 1003, 1005.] [Blacks Law 8th]

clinical pneumoconiosis.See PNEUMOCONIOSIS. [Blacks Law 8th]

clinical legal studies.Law-school training in which students participate in actual cases under the supervision of a practicing attorney or law professor. • This training was first introduced in the late 1960s under the leadership of Gary Bellow and others. It provided law students with a substitute for traditional apprenticeship programs. — Often shortened to clinical…

clinical diagnosis.See DIAGNOSIS. [Blacks Law 8th]