Criminal Law Glossary
Glossary
- Accessory
- Accomplice
- Acquittal
- Adult
- Affirmative Defense
- Aggravated Assault
- Aid and Abet
- Alibi
- Arraignment
- Arson
- Bail
- Bail Bond
- Bail Exoneration
- Bail Forfeiture
- Bail Notice
- Bail Receipt
- Bail Schedule
- Battery
- Bench Warrant
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Bias Crime
- Bill of Particulars
- Bind Over
- Blood Test
- Book
- Booking
- Breath Test
- Burglary
- Capital Case
- Capital Offense
- Carnal Knowledge
- Certification
- Citation
- Cited
- Citing Authority or Agency
- Civil Process
- Clemency or Executive Clemency
- Commit
- Commitment Order
- Community Service
- Commutation
- Competence Order
- Concurrent Sentence
- Consecutive Sentence
- Consecutive Sentences
- Constructive Possession
- Conversion
- Conviction
- Count
- Court-appointed Attorney
- Courtesy Notice
- Crime
- Crimes Against Property
- Crimes Against the Person
- Criminal Case
- Criminal Homicide
- Cumulative Sentences
- Custody
- Custody List
- Decedent
- Defendant
- Defense of Property
- Disorderly Conduct
- Diversion
- Double Jeopardy
- Driving Under the Influence
- Drug Abuse Violations
- Drunkenness
- Due Process of Law
- Elements of a Crime
- Embezzlement
- Entrapment
- Exclusionary Rule
- Exculpatory Evidence
- Expungement
- Extradition
- Federal Public Defender
- Federal Public Defender Organization
- Felony
- Forcible Rape
- Forgery and Counterfeiting
- Fraud
- Gambling
- Grand Jury
- Guilty Plea
- Habeas Corpus
- Hate Crime
- Home Confinement
- Immunity
- Impeachment
- Incarceration
- Incriminate
- Inculpatory Evidence
- Indeterminate Sentence
- Indictment
- Indigent
- Information
- Infraction
- Initial Appearance
- Innocent
- Instructions
- Jeopardy
- Justifiable Homicide
- Juvenile
- Larceny
- Larceny-Theft
- Leniency
- Liquor Laws
- Maim
- Malicious Prosecution
- Manslaughter by Negligence
- Mayhem
- Mental Health Treatment
- Misdemeanor
- Mitigating Circumstances
- Mitigation
- Modification
- Motor Vehicle Theft
- Murder
- Murder and Nonnegligent Manslaughter
- No Bill
- Nolo Contendere
- Nonservice
- Offense
- Offenses Against the Family and Children
- Own Recognizance
- Pardon
- Parole
- Party in Interest
- Penalty
- Perjury
- Person in Need of Supervision
- Petty Offenses
- Plea
- Plea Bargain
- Presentence Report
- Presentment
- Pretrial Services
- Privilege Against Self-Incrimination
- Probation
- Probation Officer
- Probation Report
- Prosecute
- Prosecuting Attorney
- Prosecutor
- Prostitution and Commercialized Vice
- Public Defender
- Public Offense
- Quasi-criminal Action
- Rap Sheet
- Rape
- Reasonable Doubt
- Recidivist
- Referral
- Reinstated Bail
- Remand
- Remanding Order
- Return
- Revocation
- Robbery
- Search Warrant
- Self-Defense
- Self-Surrender
- Sentence
- Sentencing Guidelines
- Severance of Actions
- Sex Offenses
- Simple Assault
- Status Offense
- Stolen Property
- Substance Abuse Treatment
- Substantive Criminal Law
- Supervised Release
- Suppress
- Surety Bond
- Surety Bond Register
- Suspended Sentence
- Suspicion
- Unfounded
- Urine Test
- Vagrancy
- Vandalism
- Violation
- Waiver of Immunity
- Waiver of Rights Form
- Warrant
- Weapons
Criminal Law Center Contents
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Criminal Law Center
- Aggravating and Mitigating Factors in Criminal Sentencing Law
- Bail, Bonds, and Relevant Legal Concerns
- Restitution for Victims in Criminal Law
- Plea Bargains in Criminal Law Cases
- Receiving Immunity for Testimony in a Criminal Law Case
- Legal Classification of Criminal Offenses
- Common Criminal Defenses
- Criminal Procedure Law
- Types of Criminal Offenses
- Alcohol Crimes Under the Law
- Parole and Probation Law
- Expungement and Sealing of Criminal Records
- Offenses Included in Other Crimes Under the Law
- The Mental State Requirement in Criminal Law Cases
- Derivative Responsibility in Criminal Law Cases
- Working with a Criminal Lawyer
- Criminal Law FAQs
- Domestic Violence Restraining Orders Laws and Forms: 50-State Survey
- Abortion Laws: 50-State Survey
- Gun Laws: 50-State Survey
- Hate Crime Laws: 50-State Survey
- Death Penalty Laws: 50-State Survey
- Recording Phone Calls and Conversations Under the Law: 50-State Survey
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