Glossary

Concise definitions of legal terms used on the Citizen Media Law Project site. (The glossary is currently a work-in-progress. Please use our contact form to suggest additional terms for this glossary.)

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Civil search for term

In terms of actions under law, civil refers to conflicts between private individuals.

Common law search for term

Law that is derived from judicial decisions instead of from statutes. Early American common law was taken from English common law.

Compensatory damages search for term

Damages awarded by a court to compensate a plaintiff for the actual harm suffered.

See also: Damages
Corporation search for term

An organization formed with the approval of a state governmental entity to act as an artificial person to carry on business or other activities.

Cross claim search for term

A claim brought by a plaintiff against a co-plaintiff or brought by a defendant against a co-defendant.

  
 
 
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