Colorado State Judicial Branch - Courts - Youth and the Law

Adjudicated

decided by a judge

Adverse

unfavorable, acting against or in a contrary direction

Affidavit

(+) a written or printed declaration or statement of facts, made voluntarily and confirmed by oath

Arbitration

(+) when an impartial third party is called in to make a decision after hearing the arguments of both sides; both two sides agree in advance to abide by this decision

Assault

(+) any willful attempt or threat to inflict injury, when coupled with the ability so to do and a display of force

Blatant

completely obvious, especially in an offensive way

Codicil

a legal instrument made to modify an earlier will

Commercial

designed for a large market

Consent

compliance in or approval of what is done or proposed by another

Contempt

(+) disobedience to a public authority

Custodian

(+) anyone who has charge, or custody, of property, papers, etc.

Defraud

to deprive of something by deception or fraud

Delinquent

offending by neglect or violation of duty or of law

Dependent

(+) gaining existence, support, or direction from another

Designated

to set apart for a specific reason

Discretion

power of free decision or latitude of choice within certain legal bounds

Disposition

(+) transferring to the care or possession of another

Excretions

waste products discharged by the body

Felony

(+) a crime of a more serious power, authority, or thing granted; or a destroying or making void of some deed that had been in existence until made void by revocation

Gang

(*) a group of three or more individuals with a common interest, bond, or activity characterized by criminal or delinquent conduct

Hazardous

involving or exposing to risk

Impair

to damage or make worse, to handicap

Impartial

fair, just, unbiased

Incompetent

(+) lacking the ability, legal qualification or fitness to do something

Induce

to persuade or influence

Industry

a department or branch of a craft, art, business, or manufacture; one that employs a large personnel and capital, especially in manufacturing

Instigate

to stir up purposefully, to excite to activity

Intent

the design or purpose to commit

Intimidation

to make timid or fearful

Jurisdiction

the limits or territory within which authority may be exercised

Juvenile

(+) a person under 18 years old

Liable

obligated according to law or equity

Mar

to detract from the perfection or wholeness of

Misdemeanor

(+) an offense lower than felony, which is generally punishable by a fine or imprisonment of less than one year

Obscene

(*) a patently offensive description of ultimate sexual acts or solicitation to commit ultimate sexual acts, whether or not said acts are normal or perverted, actual or simulated

Obstruct

to block or close up by an obstacle

Paraphernalia

things used in connection with something

Pedestrians

people on foot (may include those on bicycle, skateboard, etc.)

Perishable

able to spoil or decay

Pertain

to have reference to something

Petty Offense

(+) any misdemeanor for which the punishment is a fine of less than $500, or a prison sentence of less than 6 months, or both

Physiological

characteristic of or appropriate to an organism's healthy or normal functioning

Prohibit

to command against

Psychological

relating to the human mind and behavior

Pursuant

in conformity with, according to

Refractory

a heat-resistant ceramic material

Rendering

to treat so as to convert

Retail

the sale of goods in small quantities to ultimate consumers

Revocation

(+) the recall of some power, authority, or thing granted; a destroying or making void of some deed that had been in existence until made void by revocation

Sadomasochistic

the derivation of pleasure from the infliction of physical or mental pain on others

Sanctions

(+) the punishment for the violation of a law

Subsequent

following in time, order, or place

Verbatim

in the exact words, word for word