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Criminal Glossary

Official source: Superior Court of California, County of San Diego

Subject: id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85034086   Criminal Procedure
Jurisdiction: United States
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Last accessed: 2026-01-07T12:53:20-07:00

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FTA Jurisdiction: United States
adjourn Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
admonish Jurisdiction: United States
affidavit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
allegation Jurisdiction: United States
alternate juror Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
amend Jurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United States
appeal Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
appellant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
arraignment Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
arrest Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
attorney of record Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
bail Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
bail bond Jurisdiction: United States
bail review Jurisdiction: United States
bailiff Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
bench Jurisdiction: United States
booking Jurisdiction: United States
calendar Jurisdiction: United States
calendar days Jurisdiction: United States
california rules of court Jurisdiction: United States
challenge for cause Jurisdiction: United States
change of plea Jurisdiction: United States
citation Jurisdiction: United States
commissioner Jurisdiction: United States
complaint (criminal) Jurisdiction: United States
contempt Jurisdiction: United States
continuance Jurisdiction: United States
convene Jurisdiction: United States
conviction Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
counseling attorney Jurisdiction: United States
count Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
counter arraignment Jurisdiction: United States
court days Jurisdiction: United States
court trial Jurisdiction: United States
crime Jurisdiction: United States
cross-examination Jurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
defendant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
deferred entry of judgment Jurisdiction: United States
deliberation Jurisdiction: United States
direct examination Jurisdiction: United States
discovery Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
dismiss Jurisdiction: United States
evidence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
exhibit Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United States
felony Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
fine Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
guilty Jurisdiction: United States
in propria persona Jurisdiction: United States
inadmissible Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
infraction Jurisdiction: United States
judgment Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
judicial Jurisdiction: United States
jurisdiction Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
jury Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
mandatory Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
minutes Jurisdiction: United States
misdemeanor Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
mistrial Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
motion Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
nolo contendere orno contest Jurisdiction: United States
not guilty plea Jurisdiction: United States
objection Jurisdiction: United States
opening statement Jurisdiction: United States
overrule Jurisdiction: United States
own recognizance Jurisdiction: United States
peremptory challenge Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
plaintiff Jurisdiction: IrelandJurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
plea Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
plea bargain Jurisdiction: United States
preliminary hearing Jurisdiction: United States
probation Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: CanadaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
probation hearing Jurisdiction: United States
prosecuting attorney Jurisdiction: United States
prosecution Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
prospective jurors Jurisdiction: United States
public defender Jurisdiction: United States
public record Jurisdiction: United States
rebuttal Jurisdiction: United States
restitution Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United States
search warrant Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
sentence Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
sidebar Jurisdiction: United States
statutory Jurisdiction: United States
stipulation Jurisdiction: United States
submit Jurisdiction: United States
subpoena Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
subpoena duces tecum Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
suppression of evidence Jurisdiction: United States
sustain Jurisdiction: United States
testify Jurisdiction: United States
time waiver Jurisdiction: United States
trial Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United States
unification Jurisdiction: United States
venue Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
verdict Jurisdiction: New ZealandJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
voir dire Jurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
warrant Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States
witness Jurisdiction: AustraliaJurisdiction: United KingdomJurisdiction: United StatesJurisdiction: United States