YC Vocabulary
Courtroom Terminology
Miscellaneous
Miscellaneous 2
Terminology 2
100

A person between the ages of 7 and 15.

Juvenile

100

Court order given to the offender to complete due to his crime.                                                                  

Sentence

100

Knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in or upon premises

Trespass

100

True or False

Felonies are heard in Youth Court when the offender is 16.

False

100

A tendency to relapse into a previous condition or mode of behavior; especially: relapse into criminal behavior.

Recidivism

200

Intentionally or recklessly causing physical injury to another

Assault

200

Trusted with private or secret matter.

Confidential

200

Intentionally take or keep property of another without permission of owner.

Petit Larceny

200

One of the responsibilities of the clerk in Youth Court is to swear in the offender

True

200

A serious crime which may bring a year or more in prison.

Felony

300

An offense other than a traffic infraction   for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in excess of 15 days cannot be imposed.

Violation

300

Person accused of a crime.                                                              

Offender

300

Intentionally places or attempts to place another person in reasonable fear of physical injury, serious physical injury or death by displaying a deadly or dangerous weapon.

Menacing

300

A final result or settlement concerning a case heard in court. The disposition of a case involves reaching a decision and assigning a sentence

Sentencing

300

Part of a sentence given in Youth Court; to do volunteer work.

Community Service

400

Protection of one’s person or property against harm from another.

Self-Defense

400

Answer made in Court by person accused of crime.

Plea

400

Intentionally or recklessly damaging another’s property without permission.

Criminal Mischief

400

When the offender appears in Youth Court and is judged by his/her peer. This is the time the offender enters a plea of guilty or not guilty.

Arraignment

400

Information which one person got from another without knowing for sure it is absolutely correct.

Hearsay

500

A wrong against the public; an act for which one may go to jail.

Crime