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CENTER PIN – serves as a locking device for the
cylinder.

CENTRAL POCKET LOOP WHORL – is a fingerprint
pattern which for the most part of a loop, but which
has a small whorl inside the loop ridges, sometimes
called a composite pattern, which means that it is
made up of two patterns in one, a whorl inside a
loop. Symbolized by letter “C” in the fingerprint
classification.

CERTAINTY OF GUILT – absolute certainty of guilt
is not demanded by the law to convict one of any
criminal charge but moral certainty is required, and
this certainty is required as to every proposition of
proof requisite to constitute the offense.

CERTIFICATED OF DESTRUCTION – is the
certification by a witnessing officer that the
classified matters describe therein has been
disposed of in his presence, approved destruction
methods.

CERTIORARI – the extra-ordinary remedy to correct
an actuation of a judge who has acted without
jurisdiction, in excess of jurisdiction or clearly in
grave abuse of discretion, and not to correct errors
of procedures and/or mistakes in the judge’s
findings or conclusions.

CESARE BECCARIA – an Italian philosopher and
economist best known for his work ‘On Crimes
and Punishments’ which was published in 1764,
which made him famous as the “Father of the
classical/traditional school of criminology”.

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