Glossary of Important Criminal Law Terms (with Definitions)
a
arrest, acquittal, accomplice or aiding and abetting, appeals, arrest warrant, arraignment, alibi, attempt (inchoate) lawb
bail, burden of proof, beyond a reasonable doubt (proof), baliff, bail bond, posting bail, bench warrantc
concurrent sentences, consecutive sentences, conspiracy, case law, closing argument, cross examination, civil rights, conviction, complaint (information)d
deposition, defense, direct examination, docket (docket number), defense attorney (defense lawyer), district attorney (prosecutor or DA),
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expectation of privacy, evidence (direct), evidence (circumstantial), eyewitness, expunction (expungement of record), expert witness
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fourth (4th) amendment search & seizure violation, failure to appear, felony charges (felony arrest),g
guilty, grand juryi
intent (criminal intent, mens rea), insanity defense (plead insanity),j
jury, jury trial, jury selection (voir dire), judge trial (bench trial), judge, juvenile court, jurisdiction,l
lesser included crimes (lesser included charges)m
motions, miranda rights, misdemeanor charges (misdemeanor arrest), minorn
not guilty, no contest (nolo contendere),o
opening statement, ordered to appear, order to show cause (OSC),p
prosecutor (district attorney or DA), pro bono, public defender, plea bargain, protective order, perjury, penal coder
reasonable cause or suspicion, right to remain silent (miranda rights), racial profiling, rap sheet, right to testify, right to attorney (free),s
search warrant, statute or code, subpoena (sdt), sex offender registration, speedy trial, sentencing,t
three 3 strikes law (california), testimony, witnesses
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