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  • Juvenile Court

    A court having special jurisdiction of a paternal nature over delinquent and neglected children. The jurisdiction of such a court is purely statutory. Such a court is not strictly a criminal court in the usual sense since its purpose is not that of punishment of the juvenile but the […]

  • Juvenile Offender

    Juvenile offender in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of juvenile offender.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading juvenile […]

  • Jurisdiction

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Jurisdiction Meaning of Jurisdiction The extent of legal authority and power . A term of large and comprehensive import , it generally denotes the lawful authority of a body to exercise power. The term […]

  • Theft

    Simple larceny unaccompanied with any other atrocious circumstances. The unlawful taking of or exercising unlawful control over movable property of another with intent to deprive him thereof. See Stealing.

  • Legal Capacity

    Legal capacity in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of legal capacity.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading legal capacity in A […]

  • Disclosure of Information

    Disclosure of Information Disclosure of information in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of disclosure of information. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Disclosure of Information […]

  • Death Penalty

    Death penalty English Spanish Translation of Death penalty Pena de muerteFind other English to Spanish translations from the Pocket Spanish English Legal Dictionary (print and online), the English to Spanish to English dictionaries (like Death penalty) and the Word […]

  • Fraud

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fraud Meaning of Fraud In widest sense, the term denotes an infraction of the rules of fair dealing. while it is impossible to find a definition of fraud to embrace all f.r.s. that it may adopt , for it […]

  • Crime

    English Spanish Translation of Crime DelitoFind other English to Spanish translations from the Pocket Spanish English Legal Dictionary (print and online), the English to Spanish to English dictionaries (like Crime) and the Word reference legal translator. Translate […]

  • Mental Health

    Mental health treatment requirement in Law Enforcement Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of mental health treatment requirement. Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Mental Health in Spanish Online […]

  • Child

    The immediate progeny of human parents; offspring born to such parents. 262 111. 183; 200 111. 401. The son or daughter, in relation to the father or mother; the correlative of parent. A young person- of either sex. The age limit of childhood is undefined. 5 Har. & J. (Md.) […]

  • Restorative Justice

    ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Dictionaries.Amnesty and Pardon; Comparative Criminal Law and Enforcement: Preliterate Societies; Informal Dispositions; Punishment; Rehabilitation; Retributivism; Sentencing: Alternatives; …

  • Fine

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Fine Meaning of Fine In criminal law, the term denotes one form of punishment imposed whereby the offender is ordered to pay a certain sum o: money . It is a pecuniary penalty and may include forfeiture […]

  • Capacity to Contract

    Capacity to contract in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of capacity to contract.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Officer Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading […]

  • Capacity to Contract

    Capacity to contract in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of capacity to contract.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Officer Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading […]