Legal order creating a trust for property illegally assumed or taken, which will then compel the person who has improperly assumed the title to the property to transfer it to the party having the legally sustainable claim.
Consumable insert
Filler metal which is inserted into a weld joint, which melts and becomes part of the weld joint during welding.
Consumer credit counseling service (cccs)
Nationwide, non-profit organization to help consumers get out of debt and improve their credit rating. National headquarters: 8701 Georgia Avenue, Suite 507, Silver Springs, MD 20910. Phone # (800) 388-2227.
Consumer grade
Consumer grade tools are designed to perform light to medium tasks for short periods of time. These tools do not require the power, durability or long life of an industrial tool.
Consumer price index (cpi)
The most widely known of many such measures of price levels and inflation that are reported to the U.S. Government. It measures and compares, from month to month, the total cost of a statistically determined "typical market basket" of goods and services consumed by U.S. households.
Consumption charge
The part of an energy utility's charge based on actual energy consumed by the customer; the product of the kilowatt-hour rate and the total kilowatt-hours consumed.
Consumptive water use
Total amount of water used by vegetation, man's activities, and evaporation of surface water.
Contact cement
Commonly used to adhere laminated plastic to surfaces of counters, it is applied to both objects, allowed to dry to a certain state and then the objects are touched together, bonding on contact.
Contact resistance
The resistance between metallic contacts and the semiconductor.
Contactor
In the condenser, the main switch that turns the condenser on.
