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collateral estoppel

A legal doctrine which provides that, in some cases, the criminal conviction of perpetrators will be considered proof of those perpetrator's legal liability in civil actions brought by the perpetrator's victims... Read More

collectability

A general term meaning the extent to which defendants/perpetrators have the financial means to pay judgments from assets on hand, assets reasonably to be expected in the future, or financial assistance from such sources as insurance coverage... Read More

collect/collection

The process of detecting, documenting, and/or retaining physical items holding potential evidentiary value... Read More

collection year

Pertaining to the set of victimizations reported to the National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) in interviews conducted during the same calendar year... Read More

collective violence

Refers to violence committed by larger groups of individuals and can be subdivided into social, political and economic violence... Read More

color correction

Using an image processing tool to eliminate unwanted color in an image; may be a global image adjustment (across entire image) or a local image adjustment (across part of the image)... Read More

Colorado

Street name, slang, or code word for cocaine... Read More

Colorado cocktail

Street, slang, or code word associated with marijuana... Read More

Colorado Rockies

Street name, slang, or code word for methamphetamine... Read More

colorimeter

An instrument used to measure the intensity of color... Read More

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