Glossary

Magistrate

Public officials, including judicial officers who have limited jurisdiction in criminal cases and civil causes.

Magistrate Court

The Magistrate Court has jurisdiction to issue warrants for all criminal offenses, hold committal hearings, issue citations for bad checks…

Manslaughter

The unpremeditated killing of a person. Can be voluntary or involuntary, determined by circumstances. The feature distinguishing involuntary manslaughter from…

Matching Logic

The use of identifiers provided with a search request to determine whether a record belongs to a subject.

Mayhem

The intentional infliction of injury on another which causes amputation, disfigurement or impairs the function of any part of the…