| A | B |
|---|
| PROPERTY | THE THINGS THAT SOMEONE OWNS, SUCH AS LAND OR BUILDINGS |
| DISTURBING THE PEACE | TO CREATE TROUBLE IN A COMMUNITY OR NEIGHBORHOD |
| TRESPASS | TO ENTER OR GO ONTO A PERSON'S PROPERTY WITHOUT PERMISSION |
| VANDALISM | THE DESTRUCTION OF A PERSON'S PROPERTY |
| MUNICIPAL COURTS | THE NAME OF THE LOCAL COURTS IN MOST CITIES |
| JUSTICE COURTS | COUNTY COURTS THAT HANDLE CRIMINAL CASES |
| MISDEMEANORS | SMALL CRIMES FOR WHICH THE SENTENCE IS A FINE OR LESS THAN ONE YEAR IN A LOCAL JAIL |
| FINE | MONEY PAID AFTER BREAKING A LAW, SUCH AS A TRAFFIC LAW; SOMETIMES PEOPLE CAN PAY FINES INSTEAD OF GOING TO JAIL |
| ARRESTED | TAKEN TO JAIL BY LAW AND OFFER |
| ARRAIGNMENT | A HEARING BEFORE A JUDGE WHERE A PERSON ACCUSED OF A CRIME HEARS THE CHARGES AGAINST HIM |
| BAIL | MONEY PAID BY A PERSON WHO IS IN JAIL; BAIL MONEY PAYS FOR A BOND, OR WRITTEN PROMISE, THAT THE ACCUSED WILL APPEAR FOR TRIAL |
| OBLIGATION | A DUTY OR RESPONSIBILITY |
