141. Capital Stock

The original amount paid by investors into a corporation for its issued stock. Capital stock also does not reflect the value of corporate assets, which can go up or down based on profits, losses, or purchases of equipment. Capital stock remains as a ledger entry at the original price.

142. Capital Punishment

execution for a capital offense

143. Capital Offense

any criminal charge which is punishable by the death penalty, called "capital" since the defendant could lose his/her head (Latin for caput); crimes punishable by death vary from state to state and country to country.

144. 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

145. Cap

slang for maximum

146. 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.

147. Caning

 A punishment for crimes employed in certain Asian countries in which the convicted defendant receives several lashes with a flexible cane.

148. Cancel

to cross out, annul, destroy, void or rescind a document

149. Calumny

150. Call

demand by a corporation that a stockholder pay an installment or assessment on shares already owned