chap., chapter.

con. (L. contra), against; in opposition.

cos., cosine.

cres., crescendo.

crim. con., criminal conversation; adultery.

ct., cent; also (L. centum), a hundred.

curt., current—that is, in this period of time, as month, year, or century.

cwt. (c. for L. centum, a hundred; wt. for Eng. weight), a hundred-weight.

D.C. (It. da capo), in music, again; from the beginning.

D.C.L., Doctor of Civil or Canon Law.