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Restitution
A party is said to "rest" or "rest his case" when he/she has presented all the evidence he/she intends to offer.
Parent Infant Trauma Syndrome (P.I.T.S.)
See Battered Child Syndrome
Deliberation
The jury's decision-making process after hearing the evidence and closing arguments and being given the court's instructions.
Impeachment of witness
An attack on the credibility of a witness.
Child abuse
Any form of cruelty to a child's physical, moral or mental well-being.
Exhibit
A paper, document or other article presented and offered into evidence in court during a trial or hearing to prove the facts of a case.
presentment
In felony cases, the first appearance before a judge at which the defendant is formally notified of the charges and a date is set for a preliminary hearing. No plea is entered at this stage. If, after the preliminary hearing, the case is bound over to the District Court, the defendant will enter a plea during arraignment in District Court. (Presentment is often incorrectly called arraignment.)
Mens rea
Literally, "guilty mind." The intent required to commit the crime. One of the two basic requirements, along with the guilty act (actus reus), which constitute a crime.
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