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Disposition
The order of a Juvenile Court determining what is to be done with a minor already adjudged to be within the court's jurisdiction. In criminal or civil cases, the settlement of a case.
Sentence
An order issued by a judge or magistrate commanding a sheriff, constable, or other officer to search a specified location.
Moral turpitude
Conduct contrary to honesty or good morals.
Grand jury
A group of citizens impaneled to hear evidence and decide whether a defendant should be charged with a crime. The grand jury is used frequently in federal courts, but rarely in Utah state courtsA group of citizens impaneled to hear evidence and decide whether a defendant should be charged with a crime. The grand jury is used frequently in federal courts, but rarely in Utah state courts
Concurrent jurisdiction
The jurisdiction of two or more courts, each authorized to deal with the same subject matter.
Manslaughter
A person recklessly causes the death of another, or acting under extreme emotional disturbance, causes the death of another, or acting under circumstances when a person reasonably believes the circumstances provide a legal justification or excuse for his conduct constitutes manslaughter.
Preponderance of evidence
Evidence that is (even minimally) of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence, which is offered in opposition to it. This is the standard by which a plaintiff must prove his/her case in a civil suit.
Embezzlement
The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.
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