Criminal CaseA case where the subject is a violation ofIdaholaw, and where one party is the State and the other party is an individual or organization charged with the…
Criminal docketThe total number of criminal cases in a district court at any given time.
Criminal history categoryThe sentencing guidelines call for consideration of the defendant's criminal history at sentencing and assign numbers, or points, to relevant prior…
Criminal Investigation Division (CID)This division of the Internal Revenue Service, part of the Treasury Department, investigates alleged violations of the tax laws.
Criminal Justice Act (CJA)A federal statute designed to implement the Sixth Amendment right to counsel by providing court-appointed attorneys to represent defendants who cannot…
Criminal justice systemThe network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal recordA copy of the defendant's prior criminal record, if any, must be given by the government to the defense upon request during discovery.
CrippleAs in "to cripple the deck." Meaning that you have most or all of the cards that somebody would want to have with the current board.
CriptoTranscription factor expressed by pluripotent stem cells and early embryos.
CRISDComputer Resources Integrated Support Document 65
crisis intervention(KRY-sis IN-ter-VEN-shun) Immediate, short-term counseling (talking with a professional counselor) to stop a critical emotional incident (e.g.
crisnatol mesylateAn anticancer drug that interferes with the DNA in cancer cells.
Criteriastandards against which compliance is evaluated. The criteria are used to evaluate whether the laboratory activity meets the standard.
Criteria air pollutantsSix common air pollutants for which National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) have been established by the U.S.
Criteria pollutantA pollutant determined to be hazardous to human health and regulated under EPA's National Ambient Air Quality Standards.
Critical Access Hospital (CAH)A small, generally geographically remote facility that provides outpatient and inpatient hospital services to people in rural areas.
critical angleIn geometric optics, at a refractive boundary, the smallest angle of incidence at which total internal reflection occurs.
critical areaAn operational area that requires specific environmental control because of the equipment or information contained therein.
Critical Compression PressureThe highest possible pressure in a fuel-air mixture before spontaneous ignition occurs.
critical dateThis refers to the date of the initial placing on sale, publication, or public or commercial use of an invention. At the end of the one-year period, a U.S.
Critical DensityThe density of matter/energy that would just halt the expansion of the universe. The dividing line between a collapsing and an ever-expandinguniverse.
Critical DepthThe depth of flow when the Froude number equals one. The depth of flow at which the discharge is maximum for a given specific energy, or the depth at…
Critical Design Review (CDR)A review conducted to determine that the detailed design satisfies the performance and engineering requirements of the development specification; to…
Critical dischargeThe maximum discharge for a given specific energy, or the discharge which will occur with minimum specific energy.
Critical FlowWhen the Froude number is equal to one, the flow is critical and surface waves remain stationary in the flow. Flow at critical depth.
critical frequencyIn radio propagation by way of the ionosphere, the limiting frequency at or below which a wave component is reflected by, and above which it penetrates…
Critical habitatThe specific area within the geographical area occupied by the species at the time it is listed as endangered or threatened.
Critical habitat unit (CHU)Under the Endangered Species Act, critical habitat is defined as "the specific areas within the geographic area occupied by a species on which are found…
Critical heightThe maximum height at which a vertical or sloped bank of soil will stand unsupported under a given set of conditions.
Critical InformationSpecific facts about friendly intentions, capabilities, and activities vitally needed by adversaries for them to plan and act effectively so as to…
critical infrastructureElements of a system that are so vital that disabling any of them would incapacitate the entire system. 2.
Critical Intelligence ParameterA threat capability or threshold established by the program, changes to which could critically impact on the effectiveness and survivability of the…
Critical IssuesThose aspects of a systems capability, either operational, technical, or other, that must be questioned before a systems overall suitability can be known…
critical mechanismA mechanism within a Target of Evaluation whose failure would create a security weakness [ITSEC].
Critical noticesPipeline issuances that provide information on conditions that affect natural gas scheduling or adversely affect scheduled gas flow.
Critical Operational IssueA key operational effectiveness or operational suitability issue that must be examined in operational test and evaluation to determine the systems…
Critical Path MethodA technique that aids dependency of other activities and the time required to complete.
Critical Rainfall Probability(Abbrev. CRP) - In hydrologic terms, the Probability that the actual precipitation during a rainfall event has exceeded or will exceed the flash flood…
Critical Rainfall Probability (CRP)The probability that the actual precipitation during a rainfall event has exceeded or will exceed the flash flood guidance value.
Critical RiskThe existence of a vulnerability that could cause exceptionally grave damage to the viability or the operational effectiveness of the SDS.
critical sectionA section of code in which there is potential for a race hazard. Critical sections make use of the synchronized methods or statements.
Critical Security ParameterSecurity-related information (e.g., secret and private cryptographic keys, and authentication data such as passwords and Personal Identification Numbers…
Critical Security RiskThe existence of a security vulnerability that, if exploited by an adversary, could cause exceptionally grave damage to the viability of the BMD or the…
critical wavelengthThe free-space wavelength that corresponds to the critical frequency. Note: The critical wavelength is equal, in meters, to the speed of light (3 × 108…
Criticality LevelRefers to the (consequences of) incorrect behavior of a system. The more serious the expected direct and indirect effects of incorrect behavior, the…
CrittersMonsters that don't attack back, like a bunny or deer.
CRLAbbreviation for certificate revocation list. In cryptography, a list of revoked certificates.
CRL (Certificate Revocation List)A list of Internet certificates that have been revoked. CRLs are issued regularly by Internet certifiers.
CRM (Certified Records Manager)A professional records manager who has satisfactorily passed the certified records manager examination administered by the Institute of Certified Records…
CRM (Customer Relationship Management)programs that help manage clients and contacts. Used in larger companies. Often a significant repository of sales, customer, and sometimes marketing data.
CRNCoronal Rain - In solar-terrestrial terms, material condensing in the corona and appearing to rain down into the chromosphere as observed at the solar…
CrochetIn solar-terrestrial terms, a sudden deviation in the sunlit geomagnetic field (H component; see geomagnetic elements) associated with large solar flare…
Crocinic AcidA liquid that has been promoted as a treatment for a wide range of diseases, including cancer.
CrocketAn ornamental foliate form placed at regularly spaced intervals on the slopes and edges of the spires, pinnacles, gables, and similar elements of Gothic…
Crohn disease(KRONE dih-ZEEZ) Chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract, most commonly the small intestine and colon.
Crop irrigation requirementQuantity of water, exclusive of effective precipitation, that is needed for crop production. See irrigation requirement.
Crop Moisture IndexIn 1968, Palmer developed the index to assess short-term crop water conditions and needs across major crop-producing regions.
Crop residueOrganic residue remaining after the harvesting and processing of a crop.
Crop root zoneThe soil depth from which a mature crop extracts most of the water needed for evapotranspiration.
Crop rotationA pattern of changing the crops grown in a specific field from year to year in order to control pests and maintain soil fertility.
Crop subsidyPrice support paid by the government to farmers.
Crop treeUsually a conifer tree grown to provide wood products.
Crop water requirementCrop consumptive use plus the water required to provide the leaching requirements.
Cropping patternThe acreage distribution of different crops in any one year in a given farm area such as a county, water agency, or farm.
crossThe mating of two individuals or populations. See: cross-breeding.
cross assemblerAn assembler that can run symbolic-language input on one type of computer and produce machine-language output for another type of computer.
cross certificationEnables organizations to establish trust with other organizations so that users can verify the digital signature of messages sent by users in other…
cross couplingThe coupling of a signal from one channel, circuit, or conductor to another, where it is usually considered to be an undesired signal.
Cross LicenseA license between two patent owners wherein each licenses its patent(s) to the other.
cross modulationIntermodulation caused by the modulation of the carrier of a desired signal by an undesired signal.
cross office checkA check made across the exchange to verify that an acceptable speech path exists. [T1.226-1992]
cross pollination efficiencyThe ease with which cross pollination can be achieved. Generally measured by the number of hybrid progeny generated per flower pollinated.
cross referenceA reference (issued patent) in another class or subclass, or a reference made in a later-filed patent application to a related, earlier-filed application.
cross-band radiotelegraph procedureA radiotelegraph network operational procedure in which calling stations, such as ship stations, call other stations, such as shore stations, using one…
Cross-border trade in servicesTransactions in services between the residents of one country and the residents of another country. From the U.S.
cross-breedingMating between members of different populations (lines, breeds, races or species). See: cross.
Cross-CertificateDomino uses two types of cross-certificates: Notes and Internet. Notes cross-certificates allow users in different hierarchically certified organizations…
Cross-claimA pleading which asserts a claim arising out of the same subject matter as the original complaint against a co-party.
Cross-examinationThe questioning of a witness produced by the other side.
cross-examineQuestioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side.
Cross-hybridizationThe hydrogen bonding of a single- stranded DNA sequence that is partially but not entirely complementary to a singlestranded substrate.
Cross-infectionInfection of a patient with bacteria from another person.
cross-office trunkA trunk that has its terminations within a single facility.