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corruption of blood — the impurity before law that results from attainder and disqualifies the attainted person from inheriting, retaining, or bequeathing lands or interests in lands: abolished in 1870.
cosmopolitanization — to make cosmopolitan.
cost-push inflation — inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
counter reformation — the movement within the Roman Catholic Church that followed the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
counter-advertising — the act or practice of calling public attention to one's product, service, need, etc., especially by paid announcements in newspapers and magazines, over radio or television, on billboards, etc.: to get more customers by advertising.
counter-programming — to schedule (a broadcast on radio or television) to compete with one on another station.
counter-proposition — a proposition made in place of or in opposition to a preceding one.
counter-reformation — the reform movement of the Roman Catholic Church in the 16th and early 17th centuries considered as a reaction to the Protestant Reformation
counterconditioning — the conditioning of a response that is incompatible with some previously learned response; for example, in psychotherapy an anxious person might be taught relaxation, which is incompatible with anxiety
counterinsurgencies — Plural form of counterinsurgency.
counterintelligence — Counterintelligence consists of actions that a country takes in order to find out whether another country is spying on it and to prevent it from doing so.
counterpoint-rhythm — Music. the art of combining melodies.
counterpoise bridge — another name for bascule bridge
counterproductively — In a counterproductive way.
countersurveillance — The art of evading surveillance.
countervailing duty — an extra import duty imposed by a country on certain imports, esp to prevent dumping or to counteract subsidies in the exporting country
county commissioner — a member of an elected governing board in the counties of certain states of the U.S.
course requirements — the qualifications that are required for acceptance onto a degree course
cowboys and indians — a children's game in which players imitate the supposed behavior of cowboys and Indians in conflict, as in shooting, chasing, and capturing.
cox's orange pippin — a variety of eating apple with sweet flesh and a red-tinged green skin
cracked compression — Cracked compression is a separation process for separating hydrocarbons further, with an increase in the pressure of the cracked gas.
cracked gas cooling — Cracked gas cooling is a process in which the temperature of a cracked gas is reduced in order to separate it into different product streams.
creative accounting — Creative accounting is when companies present or organize their accounts in such a way that they gain money for themselves or give a false impression of their profits.
credit someone with — to believe that someone has or is responsible for; ascribe to someone
creeping cinquefoil — any of several plants belonging to the genus Potentilla, of the rose family, having yellow, red, or white five-petaled flowers, as P. reptans (creeping cinquefoil) of the Old World, or P. argentea (silvery cinquefoil) of North America.
criminal psychology — study of criminals' minds
criminal wrongdoing — the act of causing harm to a person or damage to his or her interests
crinoline stretcher — (on a Windsor chair) a stretcher having an inwardly curved piece connecting the front legs, and connected to the back legs by short, straight pieces.
cross one's fingers — to fold one finger across another in the hope of bringing good luck
cross-fertilization — fertilization by the fusion of male and female gametes from different individuals of the same species
crown green bowling — (in Britain) bowls played on a crown green
cudgel one's brains — to think hard about a problem
cult of personality — a cult promoting adulation of a living national leader or public figure, as one encouraged by Stalin to extend his power.
cultural revolution — (in China) a mass movement (1965–68), in which the youthful Red Guard played a prominent part. It was initiated by Mao Tse-tung to destroy the power of the bureaucrats and to revolutionize the attitudes and behaviour of the people
customer experience — Customer experience is what customers feel while shopping, affected by such factors as how a store is laid out, the level of service they receive, and how easy it is to find products.
customs declaration — a form declaring the nature and value of goods, etc, for customs purposes
customs regulations — the regulations relating to customs in a particular country
cyclohexadienedione — (organic chemistry) benzoquinone.
cyril of alexandria — Saint. ?375–444 ad, Christian theologian and patriarch of Alexandria. Feast day: June 27 or June 9
dancing-lady orchid — any of numerous epiphytic orchids of the genus Oncidium, often grown as houseplants.
data encryption key — (DEK) Used for the encryption of message text and for the computation of message integrity checks (signatures). See cryptography.
data protection act — (legal) (DPA) A UK law guaranteeing rights to individuals in relation to personal data that others hold on them. For example, under the DPA, you have the right to see what data a company holds on you.
datatron 200 series — (computer) A family of computers produced by Burroughs that included the Datatron 204 and Datatron 220.
de broglie equation — the postulate of wave mechanics that a particle of mass m moving at a velocity v will have the properties of a wave of wavelength h / mv (de Broglie wavelength) where h is Planck's constant.
de-compartmentalize — to divide into categories or compartments.
de-internationalize — to make international, as in scope or character: a local conflict that was internationalized into a major war.
de-militarised zone — (networking) (DMZ) (From the military term for an area between two opponents where fighting is prevented) DMZ Ethernets connect networks and computers controlled by different bodies. They may be external or internal. External DMZ Ethernets link regional networks with routers to internal networks. Internal DMZ Ethernets link local nodes with routers to the regional networks. Compare red zone.
deathbed confession — a confession that somebody makes just before he or she dies, usually relating to some long concealed crime or secret
declaration of love — a statement made by one person to another in which they say they are in love with the other person
decontextualization — to remove (a linguistic element, an action, etc.) from a context: decontextualized works of art displayed in museums.

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