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Levy
A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
Accessory
A person who assists in the commission of a crime, either before or after the fact.
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.
Admissible evidence
Evidence which can legally and properly be used in court.
Misdemeanor
A minor offense, lower than a felony, which is punishable by a county jail term of up to one year and/or a fine, but not prison. Misdemeanors are classified into three categories: Class A, B, and C.
Fraud
An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right.
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.
Felony
A felony is a major crime for which the maximum imprisonment is more than one year in a state correctional institution. The court may also impose a fine. Felonies are classified into four categories: capital, 1st degree, 2nd degree, and 3rd degree
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
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)
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