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Deprivation of custody
The court transfers legal custody of a person from parents or legal guardian to another person, agency or institution. It may be temporary or permanent.
Indictment
An accusation of a criminal offense made by a grand jury
Battery
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery).
Diversion
Procedures for handling relatively insignificant juvenile problems informally, without referral to Juvenile Court. In criminal cases, the formal continuance of a case for a certain length of time, usually a year, with the goal of dismissal if the defendant meets certain conditions.
Proximate cause
A court order following a judgment on the ground of neglect or abuse, whereby the child is permitted to remain in his home, and supervision and assistance to correct the neglect or abuse is provided by the probation department or other agency designated by the court.
Precedent
A rule of law that is established by an appellate court in an earlier case serves as binding precedent in all subsequent similar cases.
Bench warrant
An order issued by the court for the arrest of a person
Negligence
Failure to exercise the care that an ordinarily prudent person would exercise in the same circumstances.
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