key to the study guide - Name

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common ancestor a person to whom both parties are related in
the direct line
compos mentis sane; in his or her right mind
condictio action with which property is
recovered
consanguinity (blood
relationship)
consensus consent; agreement
the relationship that exists between persons
who have an ancestor in common, in other
words those people who are related by blood
consent parties must reach agreement
(consensus)
consortium omnis vitae an abstraction comprising the totality of a
number of rights, duties and advantages
accruing to the spouses of a marriage; a
collection of a number of legal objects of a
particular type of right
contra bonos mores contrary to good morals
contumelia insult
crime offence
Cur adv vult
(curia advisari vult)
the court wishes to consider its decision
custody (of a child) control over the person of the child,
responsibility for the child's upbringing and
education including deciding with whom he
or she may associate and ensuring his or her
safety
damages compensation for patrimonial loss, in other
words damage which has an influence on
your patrimony
de bonis propriis out of his or her own pocket
de facto in fact; judged according to the factual
position
de iure in law; judged according to the law
de lege ferenda as the law should be (in contrast to the law
as it is)
de minimis non curat lex the law is not concerned with
trivialities
de novo anew
delict unlawful act