Legal Terms and Definitions

Glossary of Legal Terms

Embezzlement The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another. Expungemen A court order allowing the destruction or sealing of records of minors or adults, after the passage of a specified period of time or when the person reaches a specified age and has not committed another offense. Judgment The official decision of a court disposing of a case. Not guilty by reason of insanity The jury or the judge must determine that the defendant, because of mental disease or defect, could not form the intent required to commit the offense. Parent Infant Trauma Syndrome (P.I.T.S.) See Battered Child Syndrome Costs An allowance for expenses in prosecuting or defending a suit. Ordinarily this does not include attorney fees. Restraining order Court-ordered payment to restore goods or money to the victim of a crime by the offender. Contract An oral or written agreement between two or more parties, which is enforceable by law.

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