C.I.F.
total of cost, insurance and freight charges to be paid on goods purchased and
shipped (Cost, Insurance, Freight = C.I.F.)
Calendar
1) the list of cases to be called for trial before a particular court; 2) to set
and give a date and time for a case, petition, or motion to be heard by a court
Calendar Call
hearing at which a case is set for trial
Call
demand by a corporation that a stockholder pay an installment or assessment on
shares already owned
Calumny
intentional and generally malicious false
accusation of a crime or other offense designed to damage one's reputation
Cancel
to cross out, annul, destroy, void or rescind a document
Caning
A punishment for crimes employed in certain Asian countries in which the
convicted defendant receives several lashes with a flexible cane.
Canon Law
Laws and regulations over ecclesiastical matters developed between circa 1100
-1500 and used by the Roman Catholic Church in reference to personal morality,
status and powers of the clergy, administration of the sacraments and church and
personal discipline.
Cap
slang for maximum
Capital
1) From Latin for caput, meaning 'head', the basic assets of a business or of
an individual, including actual funds, equipment and property as distinguished
from stock in trade, inventory, payroll, maintenance and services. 2) related to
the basic assets or activities of a business or individual, such as capital
account, capital assets, capital expenditure, and capital gain or loss 3) an
amount of money a person owns