Common legal terms you should know

Thousands of legal and non-legal words and phrases have been entered into this collection of terms used in court proceedings and other hearings focusing on criminal law and family law. Terms used by law enforcement officers in the course of their investigations are also included. In the special section under appendices, you will find many other useful terms in court cases involving alcohol and drug abuses, CSI's crime scene investigations by forensic professionals, domestic violence, DUI;s, firearmsm, jury trial, accidents and moving traffic violations. Basic Latin terms used by legal professionals are entered as well. Still other "colorful expressions," namely, colloquial and slangs used by drug dealers and gangsters also find their way into this extensive collection.