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Hung jury
A jury that cannot agree on a final verdict. If a jury is hung, the court declares a mistrial and the case may be re-tried.
Conditional release
A release from custody, which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.
Levy
A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
Extradition
The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory, and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other.
Moral turpitude
Conduct contrary to honesty or good morals.
Brief
A lawyer's written statement of a client's case filed in court. It usually contains a summary of the facts in the case, the pertinent laws, and an argument of how the law applies to the facts supporting the client's position.
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).
Hearing
A formal proceeding (generally less formal than a trial) with definite issues of law or of fact to be heard.
Parent Infant Trauma Syndrome (P.I.T.S.)
See Battered Child Syndrome
Deposition
The taking of testimony of a witness under oath outside of court, usually transcribed in writing by a court reporter, or less frequently, recorded on videotape.
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