Terms Used In Indiana Code > Title 35 > Article 44.1 - Offenses Against General Public Administration

• Acquittal:
  1. Judgement that a criminal defendant has not been proved guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.
  2. A verdict of "not guilty."
   
• Affirmed: In the practice of the appellate courts, the decree or order is declared valid and will stand as rendered in the lower court.
• alien: has the meaning set forth in Indiana Code 35-44.1-5-2
• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
• Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
• Deposition: An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial.
• dispatched firefighter: means a member of:

  Indiana Code 35-44.1-4-1

• division: refers to the victim services division of the Indiana criminal justice institute. See Indiana Code 5-2-6.7-1
• division: refers to the victim services division of the Indiana criminal justice institute. See Indiana Code 5-2-6.8-1
• emergency incident: includes :

  Indiana Code 35-44.1-4-1.5

• emergency incident area: means the area surrounding a structure, vehicle, property, or area that:

  Indiana Code 35-44.1-4-2

• firefighter: means an individual who is:

  Indiana Code 35-44.1-4-3

• fund: refers to the family violence and victim assistance fund established by this chapter. See Indiana Code 5-2-6.8-2
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
• Juror: A person who is on the jury.
• Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
• veteran: includes "Hoosier veteran" and applies to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is expressly excluded by the terms of the statute, is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute, or is inconsistent with federal law. See Indiana Code 1-1-4-5