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Admissible evidence
Evidence which can legally and properly be used in court.
Search warrant
An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff, constable, or other officer to search a specified location.
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
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.
Levy
A seizure; the obtaining of money by legal process through seizure and sale of property.
Fraud
An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right.
Accessory
A person who assists in the commission of a crime, either before or after the fact.
Abstract of record
A short, abbreviated form of the case as found in the record.
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.
Bench warrant
An order issued by the court for the arrest of a person
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