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CPL Terms Defined / Legal Definitions
Terms defined as per the CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW - Columns sortable.
| TERM | SECTION |
|---|---|
| Youthful offender adjudication | 720.10 (sub 6) |
| Youth offender sentence | 720.10 (sub 5) |
| Youthful offender finding | 720.10 (sub 4) |
| Eligible youth | 720.10 (sub 2) |
| Youth | 720.10 (sub 1) |
| Potential testimony | 710.10 (sub 3) |
| Evidence | 710.10 (sub 2) |
| Defendant | 710.10 (sub 1) |
| Law enforcement agency | 705.00 (sub 4) |
| Trap and trace device | 705.00 (sub 2) |
| Pen register | 705.00 (sub 1) |
| Video surveillance | 700.05 (sub 9) |
| Exigent circumstances | 700.05 (sub 7) |
| Law enforcement officer | 700.05 (sub 6) |
| Applicant | 700.05 (sub 5) |
| Justice | 700.05 (sub 4) |
| Intercepted communication | 700.05 (sub 3) |
| Eavesdropping warrant | 700.05 (sub 2) |
| Video surveillance warrant | 700.05 (sub 10) |
| Unsecured bail bond | 500.10 (sub 19) |
| Partially secured bail bond | 500.10 (sub 18) |
| Secured bail bond | 500.10 (sub 17) |
| Insurance company bail bond | 500.10 (sub 16) |
| Surety bond | 500.10 (sub 15) |
| Appearance bond | 500.10 (sub 14) |
| Bail bond | 500.10 (sub 13) |
| Surety | 500.10 (sub 12) |
| Obligor | 500.10 (sub 11) |
| Cash bail | 500.10 (sub 10) |
| Bail | 500.10 (sub 9) |
| Post bail | 500.10 (sub 8) |
| Application for recognizance or bail | 500.10 (sub 7) |
| Order of recognizance or bail | 500.10 (sub 6) |
| Securing order | 500.10 (sub 5) |
| Fix bail | 500.10 (sub 3) |
| Release on own recognizance | 500.10 (sub 2) |
| Principal | 500.10 (sub 1) |
| Jury Trial | 340.10 (sub 3) |
| Single judge trial | 340.10 (sub 2) |
| Inconsistent counts | 300.30 (sub 5) |
| Inclusory concurrent counts | 300.30 (sub 4) |
| Concurrent counts | 300.30 (sub 3) |
| Consecutive counts | 300.30 (sub 2) |
| Submission of a count | 300.30 (sub 1) |
| Peace officer | 2.10 |
| Local criminal court | 10.10 (sub 3) |
| Superior court | 10.10 (sub 2) |
| Criminal court | 10.10 (sub 1) |
| Police officer | 1.20 |
| Accusatory instrument | 1.20 (sub 1) |
| Arraignment | 1.20 (sub 9) |
| Felony complaint | 1.20 (sub 8) |
| Misdemeanor complaint | 1.20 (sub 7) |
| Prosecutor's information | 1.20 (sub 6) |
| Simplified environmental conservation information | 1.20 (sub 5d) |
| Simplified parks information | 1.20 (sub 5c) |
| Simplified traffic information | 1.20 (sub 5b) |
| Simplified information | 1.20 (sub 5a) |
| Judicial hearing officer | 1.20 (sub 43) |
| Armed felony | 1.20 (sub 41) |
| Evidence in chief | 1.20 (sub 40) |
| Information | 1.20 (sub 4) |
| Superior court information | 1.20 (sub 3a) |
| Petty offense | 1.20 (sub 39) |
| Lesser included offense | 1.20 (sub 37) |
| County | 1.20 (sub 36) |
| Commitment to the custody of the sheriff | 1.20 (sub 35) |
| Geographical area of employment | 1.20 (sub 34a) |
| District attorney | 1.20 (sub 32) |
| Prosecutor | 1.20 (sub 31) |
| Bench warrant | 1.20 (sub 30) |
| Indictment | 1.20 (sub 3) |
| Superior court warrant of arrest | 1.20 (sub 29) |
| Warrant of arrest | 1.20 (sub 28) |
| Summons | 1.20 (sub 27) |
| Appearance ticket | 1.20 (sub 26) |
| Preliminary jurisdiction | 1.20 (sub 25) |
| Trial jurisdiction | 1.20 (sub 24) |
| Judge | 1.20 (sub 23) |
| Intermediate appellate court | 1.20 (sub 22) |
| Local criminal court accusatory instrument | 1.20 (sub 2) |
| Criminal proceeding | 1.20 (sub 18) |
| Commencement of criminal action | 1.20 (sub 17) |
| Criminal action | 1.20 (sub 16) |
| Judgment | 1.20 (sub 15) |
| Sentence | 1.20 (sub 14) |
| Conviction | 1.20 (sub 13) |
| Verdict | 1.20 (sub 12) |
| Trial | 1.20 (sub 11) |
| Plea | 1.20(sub 10) |
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