Latin for Lawyers

CONSIGN, CONSIGNMENT

See DETRIMENT CONSIGN, CONSIGNMENT [L. consignare / to seal or mark] To deliver or turn over the care of. To give possession to an agent for pur poses of sale or transfer. To transfer possession of goods to a customer for sale to the public without transferring title until sale and delivery by the cus tomer to his purchaser. To deliver to a common carrier for transport to an agent or customer. CONSILIUM [L. an assembly of advisors] A deliberation; a deliberative body; a council. An advisory body. A convoca tion of persons assembled for the purpose of drafting ideas and offering advice. CONSOLIDATE [L. com + solidus , pp. of solido, solidare / to make firm, strong or solid] To bring together. To unite several components into a whole. A consolidated school district is a district composed of several smaller districts, united for purposes of greater economy and efficiency of management. To combine two or more corporations or businesses into one. To join and try together or to decide together two cases or lawsuits involving common questions of law and fact. In the federal courts, consolidation of cases is covered by Rule 42 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. A consolidated appeal is a joint appeal by two parties having a common interest in the outcome. A consolidated finan cial statement is one which combines the balance sheets and profit and loss statements of a parent corporation and its subsidiaries. The consolidated laws of a state are a compilation of all its outstanding statutes indexed and arranged by subject. CONSORTIUM [L. a partnership; having equal shares of; companionship] The relationship between husband and wife, and the right of each to the com pany, support, sustenance and aid of the other. A person depriving either hus band or wife of the consortium of the other may be subject to a lawsuit; e.g., an action for damages by one spouse to recover for injuries to the other spouse as a result of the defendant’s negligence. CONSPIRE, CONSPIRACY [L. conspirare / to blow or breathe together; to contrive or plan in unison] To enter into an agreement with another for the commission of an unlawful or illegal act. To combine with others with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a crime. Any agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime is itself the crime of conspiracy.

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