Arizona Laws 13-4201. Definitions
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Terms Used In Arizona Laws 13-4201
- Accused: means a person who has been arrested for a felony committed in the state of Arizona and either has been bound over for trial pursuant to a finding by a magistrate during a preliminary hearing of probable cause or has waived such a preliminary hearing or who has been lawfully indicted. See Arizona Laws 13-4201
- Commission: means the state industrial commission. See Arizona Laws 13-4201
- Crime: means a misdemeanor or a felony. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
- Felony: means an offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in the custody of the state department of corrections is authorized by any law of this state. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- including: means not limited to and is not a term of exclusion. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Magistrate: means an officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense and includes the chief justice and justices of the supreme court, judges of the superior court, judges of the court of appeals, justices of the peace and judges of a municipal court. See Arizona Laws 1-215
- Person: means a person as defined in section 13-105 and includes a representative or assignee of such person. See Arizona Laws 13-4201
- Physical injury: means the impairment of physical condition. See Arizona Laws 13-105
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
1. "Accused" means a person who has been arrested for a felony committed in the state of Arizona and either has been bound over for trial pursuant to a finding by a magistrate during a preliminary hearing of probable cause or has waived such a preliminary hearing or who has been lawfully indicted.
2. "Commission" means the state industrial commission.
3. "Person" means a person as defined in section 13-105 and includes a representative or assignee of such person.
4. "Victim" means any person, including the surviving dependent of a person, who has suffered physical injury or pecuniary loss resulting from the crime of the accused.