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CERTIFICATE OF PARTNERSHIP

the written statement that names all of the partners involved in a company and is filed with the correct authorities.

CRIMINAL OFFENSE

This is the offense that will be tried in a criminal court and not a civil court.

COGENT

This term applies to something that is convincing, compelling and appeals to reason.

CONSENT BY SIBLING

Used in medical jurisprudence where a brother or sister is the nearest available next of kin and can give consent to treatment.

CONSENT ORAL

the term that applies to a spoken consent usually when it is not possible to get written consent.

CONJECTURAL EVIDENCE

This term applies to any evidence that is based on an estimate or a guess and is insufficient to form the basis of a conclusion.

CONSONANT STATEMENT

where a witnesses testimony has been attacked and labelled as false and the court allows testimony from the person who was given the testimony that it was deemed to have been reliable

GOING CONCERN

A business currently successful with indications in the foreseeable future of continuing to do well.

CACHE

A collection of items of the same type stored in a hidden or inaccessible place or a hidden or inaccessible storage place for valuables, provisions, or ammunition.

CALL CENTER

An office set up to handle a large volume of telephone calls, esp. for taking orders and providing customer service.

CALL ON THE WORST OF N-ASSETS

An OVERTHECOUNTER COMPLEX OPTION that grants the buyer a payoff based on the difference between a predefined STRIKE PRICE and the worst performing ASSET in a PORTFOLIO. See also CALL ON THE

CALLING PARTY PAYS (CPP)

A billing method in which a wireless phone caller pays only for making calls and not for receiving them. The standard American billing system requires wireless phone customers to pay for all

CANCELLABLE SWAP

An OVERTHECOUNTER SWAP structure that gives either party involved in the swap the OPTION to terminate the transaction at a future date. See also CALLABLE SWAP, PUTABLE SWAP.

CAPITAL SURPLUS

Capital surplus (also referred to as additional paid in capital, paid in capital in excess of par or share premium, is an accounting term which frequently appears as a balance sheet item

CAPITATED CONTRACT

A healthcare plan that allows payment of a flat fee for each patient it covers. Under a capitation, an HMO or managed care organization pays a fixed amount of money for its

CARBIDE

Calcium carbide (CaC2), used to generate acetylene by reaction with water and formerly used in portable lamps.

CARD NOT PRESENT

A card not present transaction (CNP) is a credit card purchase made over the telephone or over the Internet where the physical card has not been swiped into a reader. It is

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