The Maryland Judiciary publishes 40 definitions of court terms beginning with C in its glossary of court terms, from Capital Case to Custody Case

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Published glossary definitions (40 terms): Capital Case, Case Law, Central Repository, Cepi, Certified Copy, Certified Mail, Certiorari (writ of) (Trans: to be more fully informed), Change of Venue, Charging Document, Circuit, Circuit Court, Citation, Clerk, Co-defendant, Collateral Security, Commitment Order, Common Law, Complaint, Criminal, Concurrent Sentences, Confessed Judgment, Confession, Confidential Record, Consecutive Sentences, Contempt, Civil, Contempt of Court, Continuance, Conviction, Costs, Counsel, Count, Court, Court Order, Court Records, Crime, Crimes of Violence, Cross Claim, Cross-examination, Custodia Legis, Custody, Custody Case

Definition of the term

Capital Case -- A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death.; Case Law -- Decisions of federal and state courts interpreting and applying laws in specific fact situations; opinions are reported in various volumes.; Central Repository -- The Criminal Justice Information System Central Repository of the Department of Public Safety and Correctional Services.; Cepi -- I have taken; the return on a warrant indicating that the defendant has been arrested.; Certified Copy -- A copy of a document or record that is certified by the official custodian of the original as a true copy.; Certified Mail -- Mail deposited with the US Postal Service, with postage prepaid and return receipt requested.; Certiorari (writ of) (Trans: to be more fully informed) -- The process by which an appellate court calls for the records of a case from a lower court for review.; Change of Venue -- The transfer or removal of a civil or criminal case from one judicial district to another. (Compare Removal); Charging Document -- A written accusation alleging that a defendant has committed an offense, including a citation, an indictment, an information, and or a statement of charges.; Circuit -- A geographical area including one or more counties over which the court's jurisdiction or a judge's representation extends; under Article IV, Sections 14 and 19 of the Constitution of Maryland, there are six appellate circuits in Maryland and eight trial level circuits.; Circuit Court -- A trial court of general jurisdiction.; Citation -- A charging document, other than an indictment, information, or statement of charges, issued to a defendant by a peace officer or other person authorized by law to do so.; Clerk -- An officer of the court who maintains case files, makes docket entries, issues process, and generally serves as the ministerial arm of the court.; Co-defendant -- One of multiple persons named in the same civil complaint or charged in the same criminal charging document.; Collateral Security -- Any property or money pledged or given to guarantee bail.; Commitment Order -- A court order directing that a person be kept in custody, usually in a penal or mental facility.; Common Law -- That body of law that was originated in England and was brought to the United States.; Complaint, Criminal -- A charge brought before a judicial officer that a person named has committed a specified offense.; Concurrent Sentences -- Upon conviction of multiple counts/charges in one or more cases, sentences must be served at the same time, rather than one after the other (see: consecutive sentence).; Confessed Judgment -- An action seeking final judgment based upon a person agreeing, in advance, to the entry of judgment against them upon the occurrence or non-occurrence of an event, such as making a payment.; Confession -- A statement by an individual, either oral or written, admitting that he or she committed a certain offense. (Compare admission); Confidential Record -- An official record of which a statute prohibits public review, such as presentence investigation reports. (Compare Public, Sealed, or Shielded Records); Consecutive Sentences -- Upon conviction of multiple counts/charges in one or more cases, sentences must be served one after the other, rather than at the same time (see: concurrent sentence).; Contempt, Civil -- Noncompliance with a court order or rule that affects another person; punishment is administered to compel compliance.; Contempt of Court -- Failure to obey a court order. A disregard of, or disobedience to, the rules or orders of a judicial body or an interruption of its proceedings by disorderly behavior or insolent language.; Continuance -- A postponement.; Conviction -- The determination of guilt based on a plea, a jury verdict, or a finding of a judge.; Costs -- Fees and charges required by law to be paid to the court, the amount of which is fixed by statute or court rule.; Counsel -- A person who is admitted to practice in a court of law and gives legal advice. (See: Attorney of Record); Count -- A separate charge in a charging document or separate cause of action in a civil complaint. Counter Complaint -- A claim filed by a defendant in a civil case against the plaintiff.; Court -- Judge or body of judges whose task is to hear cases and administer justice.; Court Order -- A command or mandatory direction of a judge which is made during a case. Also includes a command of the judge which established courtroom or administrative procedures.; Court Records -- All official records maintained by the clerk or other personnel pertaining to any criminal action or proceeding for expungement, including indices, docket entries charging documents, pleadings, memoranda, assignment schedules, disposition sheets, transcriptions of proceedings, electronic recordings, orders, judgments, and decrees. Not included are records pertaining to nonincarcerable violations of the Maryland vehicle laws or other traffic law, ordinance, or regulation, published opinions of the Court, cash receipt and disbursement records necessary for audit purposes; or a Court reporter's transcript of proceedings involving multiple defendants.; Crime -- A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the state classified either as a felony or misdemeanor.; Crimes of Violence -- Maryland Law provides a definition for Crimes of Violence as they relate to mandatory sentences in certain crimes and crimes of violence relating to pistols and revolvers.; Cross Claim -- A claim asserted between co-defendants or co-plaintiffs and in a case that relates to the subject of the original claim or counterclaim. A claim by one party against a co-party.; Cross-examination -- Examination of one party's witness by the other party.; Custodia Legis -- In the custody of the law; property that has been lawfully taken, by authority of legal process, and remains in the possession of a public officer or an officer of a court empowered by law to hold the property.; Custody -- The detainment of a person by virtue of lawful process or authority; actual imprisonment.; Custody Case -- The type of proceeding in which the court determines which parent, other adult, or agency shall have physical control over a child. (as published)

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