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Delinquency
The commission of an illegal act by a juvenile
Interrogatories
In the discovery phase of civil litigation, these written questions are submitted by one party to another party and must be answered in writing under oath.
respondeat superior
A rule of civil law that once a matter has been litigated and final judgment has been rendered by the trial court, the matter cannot be relitigated by the parties in the same court, or any other trial court. A court will use res judicata to deny reconsideration of a matter.
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.
Bail
In criminal cases, a sum of money posted by or on behalf of a defendant to guarantee his appearance in court after being released from jail
Immunity
Legal protection from liability. There are many categories of immunity in civil and criminal law. For example, sovereign immunity protects government agencies from civil liability and judicial immunity protects judges acting in their official capacities.
Petition
A civil pleading filed to initiate a matter in Juvenile Court, setting forth the alleged grounds for the court to take jurisdiction of the case and asking the court to do so and intervene.
Reporting statutes
An order by a court directing the transfer of a case to another court. For example, when a case is proper for jurisdiction in federal court, the federal court may remove the case from the state court in which it was originally filed.
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