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CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP OF GAINS – means of
which the husband and wife place in a common
fund the fruits of their separate property and the
income from their work or industry, and divide
equally, upon the dissolution of the marriage or of
the partnership, the net gains or benefits obtained
indiscriminately by either spouse during the
marriage.

CONSANGUINITY – pertains to blood relationship.

CONSENSU - unanimously or, by general consent.

CONSENSUAL CRIMES – offenses that are
committed by mutual consent of parties involved;
hence said to be “victimless crimes” typical
examples are vice offenses.

CONSENSUS AD IDEM – agreement as to the same
things.

CONSOLIDATION AREA – an area designated by
higher authorities as processing area for recovered
cadavers from the disaster scene.

CONSPIRACY – an agreement between two or more
persons to commit a crime in concert. It exists
when two or more persons come to an agreement
concerning the commission of a felony and decide
to commit it.

CONSTRUCTIVE DELIVERY – a general term
comprehending all those acts which, although not
conferring physical possession of the thing, have
been held by construction of law equivalent to acts
of real delivery, as for example, the giving of the

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