Maryland Code > CORRECTIONAL SERVICES > Title 4 – Patuxent Institution
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| Subtitle 1 | Definitions | 4-101 |
| Subtitle 2 | General Provisions | 4-201 – 4-214 |
| Subtitle 3 | Remediation Programs | 4-301 – 4-308 |
| Subtitle 4 | Youth Program | 4-401 |
Terms Used In Maryland Code > CORRECTIONAL SERVICES > Title 4 - Patuxent Institution
- Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
- Donor: The person who makes a gift.
- Grantor: The person who establishes a trust and places property into it.
- minor: means an individual under the age of 18 years. See
- Personal representative: includes an administrator and an executor. See
- Preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
- Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
- Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
- Sequester: To separate. Sometimes juries are sequestered from outside influences during their deliberations.
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Transcript: A written, word-for-word record of what was said, either in a proceeding such as a trial or during some other conversation, as in a transcript of a hearing or oral deposition.