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CLEARED

the term that is applied when a person is declared innocent and is forgiven or acquitted.

CONSUL GENERAL

This term is applied to the officer of the government who will preside over a consulate of his government in a foreign country.

CORRUPT INTENT

This term applies to doing something with the full knowledge that it is illegal.

CONSENT INFORMED

the consent from a patient for treatment after they have been given all of the information about their condition or illness.

CAPITAL EXPENDITURE

This term applies to money that is spent to improve the company’s property such as a building for the company’s use.

CLERK OF THE COURT

the official who records all of the proceedings of the court during a trial and then holds these records.

COLLATERAL SOURCE RULE

the rule that allows a claimant to collect damages for medical and hospital care from the defendant even if he has insurance to cover it.

GOING CONCERN

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

CAFETERIA BENEFIT PLAN

A plan that allows employees to choose the allocation of their premiums and the composition of their benefits.

CALL DATE

Periodic or continuous rights given to the lender to cause payment of the total principal balance prior to the maturity date.

CALL OUT

An instance of being summoned, esp. in order to deal with an emergency or to do repairs.

CALORIE

The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1

CANCELLATION CHARGE

A penalty that is incurred for not having a service as long as the contract was stated for.

CAPABILITY MAPPING

The analysis of a specific organization’s resources and structures which help identify the potential of the organization.

CAPITALISM

A business simulation computer game first published in 1995 by Interactive Magic, developed by Enlight for the Macintosh and MS-DOS and designed by Trevor Chan.

CAPITATION PAYMENTS

Used in the Prepaid or Dental Health Maintenance Organization (DHMO) environment, this amount is paid to each general dentist proportionate to the number of members who have selected him/her as their primary

CARBON BUDGET

A record or estimation of carbon in an area or system, and the flux into and out of this system.

CARD RECOVERY BULLETIN

A paper listing of lost, stolen, past-due, over-limit, counterfeit or otherwise problem cards published by credit card companies, like Visa or MasterCard. Merchants will review the list to discover if a credit

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