con (UNCLASSIFIED)

[Ron butters]

Meaning "convict" (noun) or "con" 'against'?

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On Jan 13, 2012, at 11:28 AM, "Mullins, Bill AMRDEC" <Bill.Mullins at US.ARMY.MIL> wrote:

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> Con as in convict or con as in confidence game?
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>> Dan Nussbaum
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>> I just saw the word con used in a scientific (Psychiatric) paper. How
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>> al is this?
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>> Dan Nussbaum=20
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