Glossary of Law Terms
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A
- Abscond Bond
- Acquittal
- Advisement
- Affirmed
- Alcohol Tether
- Alibi
- Allocution
- Appeal
- Appearance Ticket
- Appellee
- Appellant
- Arraignment
- Arraignment on the Information
- Arrest
- Arrest Warrant
- Assault
- Assaultive Crime
- Automatic Expungement
B
- Bail
- Battery
- Bench Trial
- Bench Warrant
- Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
- Bond
- Booker
- Brady Violation
- Burden of Proof
C
- Charge
- Child Abuse
- Child Erotica
- Child Pornography
- Circuit Court
- Civil Infraction
- Clear and Convincing
- Cobbs Agreement
- Cobbs Plea
- Collateral Estoppel
- Concurrent Sentence
- Consecutive Sentence
- Contempt of Court
- Controlled Substance
- Crime
- Crime of Moral Turpitude (CMT)
- Criminal Contempt
- Criminal Sexual Conduct
- CSAM
- Custody
D
- DAAD
- Defendant
- Deferral
- Deferral Program
- Delayed Sentence (MCL 771.1)
- Detainer
- Discovery
- Dismissal
- Dismissal without Prejudice
- Disorderly Conduct
- District Court
- DLAD
- Domestic Violence
- Drunk Driving
- DUI
- DWI (Driving While Intoxicated)
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
- Pardon
- Personal Bond
- Personal Recognizance
- Plea Bargain
- Plea Agreement
- Police Report
- Possession of a Controlled Substance
- Post-judgement Relief
- PR Bond
- Prejudice
- Preliminary Examination
- Preponderance
- Pretrial
- Pretrial Conference
- Prison
- Probable Cause
- Probable Cause Conference
- Probation
- Probation Violation
- Proffer
R
S
- Search Warrant
- Sentence Entrapment
- Sentencing
- Sentencing Guidelines
- Sentencing Memorandum
- Serious Misdemeanor
- Stanaway Motion
- Stand Mute
- Surety Bond
- Suspended Sentence
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V
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