The Maryland Judiciary publishes 32 definitions of court terms beginning with A in its glossary of court terms, from ABA Plea to Arrest

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Published glossary definitions (32 terms): ABA Plea, Abated by Death, Absconding Debtor, Accommodations, Accomplice, Accused, Acquittal, Action, ADA, Adjudication, Admission, Affiant, Affidavit, Affirm, Affirmed (Judgment), Alias ("Otherwise called"), Alleged, Alford Plea, Amend, Appeal, Appeal Bond, Appearance, Appellant, Appellate Court, Appellate Court of Maryland, Appellee, Arraignment, Arrest, Attachment, Attorney of Record, Appellate Jurisdiction, Arrest

Definition of the term

ABA Plea -- A guilty plea based on an agreement patterned on standards recommended by the American Bar Association (ABA); the defendant and the State present to the court, on the record, an agreement that incorporates a specific sentence bound by the terms relating to sentence and disposition.; Abated by Death -- The disposition of a charge due to death of the defendant.; Absconding Debtor -- A person who leaves a jurisdiction purposefully to avoid legal process.; Accommodations -- Assistance with special needs and interpreters.; Accomplice -- A person who knowingly and willingly assists the principal offender in the commission of a crime.; Accused -- The person against whom an accusation is made.; Acquittal -- The finding of a judge that the evidence is insufficient to support a conviction, or a verdict that the accused is not guilty.; Action -- All the steps by which a party seeks to enforce any right in a court or all the steps of a criminal prosecution.; ADA -- A Federal law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities (Americans with Disabilities Act).; Adjudication -- A judgment or decision of a court or jury regarding a case.; Admission -- The voluntary acknowledgement of the existence of fact facts relevant to an adversary's case. (Compare Confession); Affiant -- The person who makes and signs an affidavit.; Affidavit -- A written statement the contents of which are affirmed to be true under the penalties of perjury.; Affirm -- Alternate procedure to swearing under an oath.; Affirmed (Judgment) -- A decision by an appellate court finding that the judgment of a lower court is correct and should stand.; Alias ("Otherwise called") -- indicating one was called by one or the other of two names.; Alleged -- Claimed; asserted; charged.; Alford Plea -- A special type of guilty plea by which the defendant does not admit guilt but concedes that the State has sufficient evidence to convict; normally made to avoid the threat of greater punishment.; Amend -- To change.; Appeal -- The review of a case in a court of higher jurisdiction.; Appeal Bond -- A type of bond set by the court and filed by the appellant until the cause can be passed upon and disposed of by the superior court. The purpose of this bond is to assure that the appellant will prosecute his appeal and will appear in court.; Appearance -- A coming into the court in person or by filing a paper, as plaintiff, defendant, or legal representative.; Appellant -- The party who takes an appeal from one court to another.; Appellate Court -- A court having jurisdiction to review the judgment or order of a lower court.; Appellate Court of Maryland -- Maryland's intermediate appellate court wherein review is ordinarily a matter of right.; Appellee -- A party against whom an appeal is taken.; Arraignment -- The procedure whereby the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment or information.; Arrest -- To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority.; Attachment -- The process of apprehending a person (as in a body attachment) or seizing property to satisfy a judgment.; Attorney of Record -- An attorney who represents a party and has entered an appearance in an action. (See: Counsel); Appellate Jurisdiction -- the authority that a higher court has to review cases decided in a lower court; the Supreme Court of Maryland, Appellate Court of Maryland, and circuit courts have appellate jurisdiction.; Arrest -- A written order by a judicial officer directed to a peace officer and commanding him to arrest the body of a person named in it who is accused of an offense. (as published)

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