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  clear error.See ERROR(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

clear day.See DAY. [Blacks Law 8th]

clear chance.See LAST-CLEAR-CHANCE DOCTRINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

clear annual value.See VALUE(2). [Blacks Law 8th]

clear-and-present-danger test.Constitutional law. The doctrine allowing the government to restrict the First Amendment freedoms of speech and press if necessary to prevent immediate and severe danger to interests that the government may lawfully protect. • This test was formulated by Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes in Schenck v. United States, 249 U.S. 47, 39 S.Ct. 247…

clear and convincing proof.See clear and convincing evidence under EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

clear and convincing evidence.See EVIDENCE. [Blacks Law 8th]

clearance card.A letter given by an employer to a departing employee, stating the duration and nature of the employment and reasons for leaving. • The clearance card is not necessarily a recommendation. [Blacks Law 8th]

clearance. 1.Maritime law. The right of a ship to leave port, or the certificate issued by the port collector evi-dencing the ship’s right to leave port. [Cases: Shipping  7, 15. C.J.S. Shipping §§ 11, 18–20.] 2. The time that must elapse between runs of the same movie within a particular area; a theater’s exclusive right of…

clear,adj.1. Free from encumbrances or claims. 2. Free from doubt; sure. 3. Unambiguous.clear,vb.1. To acquit or exonerate <she was cleared of all wrongdoing>.2. (Of a drawee bank) to pay (a check or draft) out of funds held on behalf of the maker <the bank cleared the employee’s check>.3. (Of a check or draft) to be…