Glossary

(assault, battery, arson, etc.) Circumstances surrounding the commission of a crime or tort which increase or add to its injurious…

To assist and/or incite another to commit a crime.

Also Known As

False name used in substitution of a legal name on official documents and for official purposes. Nicknames are not considered…

A system by which young people who break the law are dealt with outside the regular court system.

U.S. civil-rights law, enacted 1990, that forbids discrimination of various sorts against persons with physical or mental handicaps.

A measure of how much interest credit will cost you, expressed as an annual percentage.

Laws to protect trade and commerce from unlawful practice.

A complaint to a superior court to review the decision of a lower court.

One who makes a complaint to a superior court to review the decision of a lower court.