§ 10.37.010 Pleadings required in criminal proceedings
§ 10.37.015 Charge by information or indictment — Exceptions
§ 10.37.040 Indictment — Form
§ 10.37.050 Indictment or information — Sufficiency
§ 10.37.052 Indictment or information — Requisites
§ 10.37.054 Indictment or information — Certainty
§ 10.37.056 Indictment or information — Certain defects or imperfections deemed immaterial
§ 10.37.060 Indictment or information — Separation into counts — Consolidation
§ 10.37.070 Animals — Description of
§ 10.37.080 Forgery — Description of instrument
§ 10.37.090 Injury to person or intention concerning
§ 10.37.100 Judgment, how pleaded
§ 10.37.110 Larceny or embezzlement — Specification
§ 10.37.130 Obscene literature — Description
§ 10.37.140 Perjury — Subornation of perjury — Description of matter
§ 10.37.150 Presumptions of law need not be stated
§ 10.37.160 Statute — Exact words need not be used
§ 10.37.170 Statute, private — Description
§ 10.37.190 Words and phrases — How used
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Terms Used In Washington Code > Chapter 10.37 - Accusations and their requisites

  • Allegation: something that someone says happened.
  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Embezzlement: In most states, embezzlement is defined as theft/larceny of assets (money or property) by a person in a position of trust or responsibility over those assets. Embezzlement typically occurs in the employment and corporate settings. Source: OCC
  • Forgery: The fraudulent signing or alteration of another's name to an instrument such as a deed, mortgage, or check. The intent of the forgery is to deceive or defraud. Source: OCC
  • 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.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • person: may be construed to include the United States, this state, or any state or territory, or any public or private corporation or limited liability company, as well as an individual. See Washington Code 1.16.080
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • True bill: Another word for indictment.