| Bail |
An amount of money, set by a judge at an initialappearance to ensure the return of the accused at
subsequent proceedings. |
| Battery |
Non-consensual, unlawful contact, such as touching,
beating or wounding of another. See Assault. |
| Bench Trial |
Trial by judge, without jury. |
| Bench Warrant |
A process delivered by the court directing a law
enforcement agency to bring a specified individual
before the court. |
| Bind Over |
To put under bond to appear in court. The term is
also used when a case is shifted from a lower court
to a higher court. |
| Blackmail |
An illegal demand for money or property under
threat of harm or exposure of undesirable acts. |
| Bond |
A certificate of obligation, either unsecured or
secured with collateral, to pay a specified amount of
money within a specified period of time. |
| Bail |
An amount of money, set by a judge at an initial
appearance to ensure the return of the accused at
subsequent proceedings. |
| Battery |
Non-consensual, unlawful contact, such as touching,
beating or wounding of another. See Assault. |
| Bench Trial |
Trial by judge, without jury. |
| Bench Warrant |
A process delivered by the court directing a law
enforcement agency to bring a specified individual
before the court. |
| Bind Over |
To put under bond to appear in court. The term is
also used when a case is shifted from a lower court
to a higher court. |
| Blackmail |
An illegal demand for money or property under
threat of harm or exposure of undesirable acts. |
| Bond |
A certificate of obligation, either unsecured or
secured with collateral, to pay a specified amount of
money within a specified period of time. |
