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Tort
An injury or wrong committed, either with or without force, to the person or property of another, for which civil liability may be imposed.
Battery
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery)
Levy
A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
Fraud
An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Methods of resolving disputes outside of official court proceedings. These methods include mediation arbitration, and conciliation.
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
Bench warrant
An order issued by the court for the arrest of a person
Miranda rule
The rule, pronounced in Miranda v. Arizona, that confessions are inadmissible in a criminal prosecution if the police do not advise the suspect in custody of certain rights before questioning.
Restitution
Court-ordered payment to restore goods or money to the victim of a crime by the offender.
Abstract of record
A short, abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
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