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principal supporters of a particular parish, or habitually meet at the same church for relig ious exercises. Robertson v. Bullions, 9 Barb. (N. Y.) 67; Runkel v. Winemiller, 4 Har. & McH. (Md.) 452, 1 Am. Dec. 411; In re Walker, 200 111. 566, 66 N. B. 144. In the ecclesiastical law, this term is used to designate certain bureaus at Rome, where ecclesiastical matters are attended to. CONGRESS. In international law. An assembly of envoys, commissioners, dep uties, etc., from different sovereignties who meet to concert measures for their common good, or to adjust their mutual concerns. In American law. The name of the leg islative assembly of the United States, com posed of the senate and house of representa tives, \q. v.) CONGRESSUS. The extreme practical test of the truth of a charge of impotence brought against a husband by a wife. It is now disused. Causes C616bres, 6, 183. CONJECTIO. In the civil law of evidence. A throwing together. Presumption; the put ting of things together, with the inference drawn therefrom. CONJECTIO CAUS2E. In the civil law. A statement of the case. A brief synopsis of the case given by the advocate to the judge in opening the trial. Calvin. CONJECTURE. A slight degree of cre dence, arising from evidence too weak or too remote to cause belief. Weed v. Scofield, 73 Conn. 670, 49 AtL 22. Supposition or surmise. The idea of a fact, suggested by another fact; as a possi blcT cause, concomitant, or result Burrill, Circ. Ev. 27. CONJOINTS. Persons married to each other. Story, Confl. Laws, § 71. CONJUDEX. In old English law. An associate judge. Bract. 403. CONJUGAL RIGHTS. Matrimonial rights; the right which husband and wife have to each other's society, comfort, and affection. CONJUGIUM. One of the names of mar riage, among the Romans. Tayl. Civil Law, 284. CONJUNCT. In Scotch law. Joint. CONJUNCTA. In the civil law. Things joined together or united; as distinguished from disjuncta, things disjoined or separated. Dig. 50, 16, 53. CONJUNCTIM. Lat. In old English law. Jointly. Inst. 2, 20, 8.

CONJUNCTIM ET DIVISIM. L. Lat In old English law. Jointly and severally. CONJUNCTIO. In the civil law. Con junction ; connection of words in a sentence. See Dig. 50, 16, 29, 142. Conjnnctio mariti et feminse est de jure naturae. The union of husband and wife is of the law of nature. A grammatical term for particles which serve for joining or con necting together. Thus, the conjunction "and" is called a "conjunctive," and "or" a "disjunctive," conjunction. —Conjunctive denial. Where several ma terial facts are stated conjunctively in the complaint, an answer which undertakes to deny their averments as a whole, conjunctively stat ed, is called a "conjunctive denial." Doll v. Good, 38 Cal. 287.—Conjunctive obligation. See OBLIGATION. CONJURATIO. In old English law. A swearing together; an oath administered to several together; a combination or con federacy under oath. Oowell. In old European law. A compact of the inhabitants of a commune, or municipality, confirmed by their oaths to each other and which was the basis of the commune. Steph. Lect. 119. CONJURATION. In old English law. A plot or compact made by persons combin ing by oath to do any public harm. Oowell. The offense of having conference or com merce with evil spirits, in order to discover some secret, or effect some purpose. Id. Classed by Blackstone with witchcraft, en chantment, and sorcery, but distinguished from each of these by other writers. 4 Bl. Comm. 60; Cowell. Cooper v. Livingston, 19 Fla. 693 In old English law. One who swears or Is sworn with others; one bound by oath with others; a compur gator; a conspirator. CONNECTIONS. Relations by blood or marriage, but more commonly the relations of a person with whom one is connected by marriage. In this sense, the relations of a wife are "connections" of her husband. The term is vague and indefinite. See Storer v. Wheatley, 1 Pa. 507. CONNEXITE. In French law. This ex ists when two actions are pending which, although not identical as in lis pendens, are so nearly similar in object that it is expedi ent to have them both adjudicated upon by the same judges. Arg. Fr. Merc. Law, 553. CONNIVANCE. The secret or indirect consent or permission of one person to the commission of an unlawful or criminal act CONJUNCTIVE. CONJURATOR.