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A
A Civil and Administrative Tribunal
Abort a trial
Abscond
Accomplice
Accused
Acquittal
Act
Adjourn
Adjourned sine die
Adjourned without notice
Adjournment
Adjudicators
Administrator
Admissibility
Admissible Evidence
Admission
Adversarial
Advocate
Affidavit
Affidavit of service
Affirmation
Aggravated
Aggrieved
Agreed facts
Alias
Alibi
Allegation
Alleged (unproven)
Alleged facts
Alleged offender
Alleged victim
Allocutus
Alternative charge
Alternative dispute resolution (ADR)
Amicus curiae
Antecedents/Criminal history
Appeal
Appeal of Tribunal Decision
Appear for
Appearance
Appellant
Appellate Jurisdiction
Applicant
Application
Apply
Apprehended Violence Order (AVO)
Armed robbery
Arraignment
Arson
Assault
Assault occasioning bodily harm (AOBH)
Associate
Associated domestic violence
Attempted murder
Attendant
Attorney-General
Australian Citizen
Authority/authorities (case law)
B
Bail
Bail application
Bail conditions
Bail enlarged
Bail Order
Bailiff
Balance of probabilities
Bar table
Barrister
Basha inquiry
Bench
Bench warrant
Beyond reasonable doubt
Bond
Breach
Breach hearing
Breach of Apprehended Violence Order
Breach of bail
Breach of contract
Breach of duty of care
Breach of Probation
Breach of suspended sentence
Break and Enter
Brief of evidence/police brief
Briefing a witness
Burden of proof
Burglary
C
Cabinet
Call-over or Call-over list
Carnal Knowledge
Case conference
Cause of action
Challenge (a potential juror)
Chambers
Change of plea
Charge
Child endangerment
Child Exploitation Material
Child of an aggrieved/respondent
Child who usually lives with the aggrieved
Children’s Court
Choking
Circuit Judge
Civil Jurisdiction
Claim
Client
Closed Court
Closing addresses
Co-accused
Coerce
Commit to the Supreme Court
Committal Hearing / Proceedings
Common assault
Common Law (Australia)
Common purpose
Commonwealth Executive
Commonwealth Government
Commonwealth Parliament
Community Based Order (CBO)
Community Service Order (CSO)
Community Work Order
Compensation
Complainant
Compulsory conference
Conciliation
Concurrent sentences
Conditional discharge
Conditions
Conditions of an order
Confession
Consent Order
Consideration
Constitution
Consumer
Contempt
Contest the charges
Contested application
Contract
Contravention of an Order
Convict, no further punish
Conviction
Conviction not recorded
Conviction recorded
Coroner
Coroner’s Court
Correction
Corrections Officer
Costs
Counsel
Counselling
Count
Counter-claim or counter-application
Counterfeiting
Couple Relationship
Court
Court Building
Court of Appeal
Court of Criminal Appeal (CCA)
Court registry
Court room
Court transcript
Court’s discretion
Crime
Crime scene
Criminal Code
Criminal intent
Criminal Jurisdiction
Criminal record
Cross-application
Cross-examination
Crown
Crown facts
Crown prosecutor
Cumulative sentence
Curfew
Custodial sentence
Custody
D
Dangerous operation of a motor vehicle/Dangerous driving
De facto
Decision
Decision (Tribunal)
Default decision
Defence
Defence lawyer
Defendant
Deliberation
Deprivation of liberty
Detention
Direction
Directions Hearing
Directions Hearing (Tribunal)
Directions to the jury
Discharge
Discovery
Disqualification order (e.g. licence)
Disregard
District Court
Dock
Domestic violence (DV)
Domestic Violence Order (DVO)
Drug Court
Drugs – supply; trafficking; use
E
Earliest release date
Economic abuse
Election
Elements of the offence
Emotional or psychological abuse
Empaneling the jury
Empanelment
Enabling Act
Enforceable
Evidence
Evidence Act
Evidence-in-chief
Ex parte hearing
Ex-officio indictment
Excusal
Execute a search warrant
Executive
Exhibit
Expert conclave
Expert evidence
Exposed to family violence
Extradition
F
Family Court
Family law
Family Violence Order (FVO)
Federal Government
Federal Parliament
File
Fine
Flight
Forensic testing
Forensics
Foreperson
Forfeiture
Forfeiture Order
Forgery
Fraud
Fresh charges
Full Court
Full term
Fully suspended sentence
G
General deterrence
Give evidence
Good behaviour bond
Government
Grievous Bodily Harm (GBH)
Grooming
Guardian
Guilty
H
Habeas corpus
Hand-up committal
Hearing
Hearsay evidence
High Court
Home Detention Order
Hostile witness
Hung jury
I
Identify
Illegal
Impaired Capacity
Imprisonment
In-camera
Inadmissible evidence
Incest
Indecent assault
Indecent exposure
Indemnity costs
Indictable offence
Indictment
Informal care relationship
Innocent
Innocent until proven guilty
Inquest
Instruct
Instructions (by Judge)
Intensive Correction Order
Interim Family Violence Order
Interim order
Interim Restraint Order
Interlocutory Application
Interrogatories
Interstate order
Intimate personal relationship
Intimidation or harassment
J
Jail (gaol)
Joint criminal enterprise
Joint custody
Judge
Judge’s associate
Judge’s ruling
Judge’s summing up
Judgment
Judicial Officer
Judiciary
Jurisdiction
Juror
Juror Oath
Jury
Jury box
Jury Discharge
Jury panel
Juvenile
K
Kidnapping
L
Law
Lawful
Lawyer
Learned counsel
Learned Crown prosecutor
Legal
Legal aid
Legal costs
Legal Representative
Legislation
Legislature
Litigant
Litigant in person
Local government
M
Magistrate
Magistrates Court
Maintaining sexual relationship with child/young person
Majority verdict
Malicious damage
Mandatory life imprisonment
Manslaughter
Marked For Identification (MFI)
Matter
Mediation
Memorandum to jury
Mens rea
Mention
Mention Date
Minister
Minor
Misconduct
Mitigating circumstances
Motive
Mr/Madam Crown
Murder
My learned friend
N
Named person
Negligence
No-contact condition
Nolle prosequi
Non-indictable offence
Non-parole period
Not guilty
Notice of motion
Notice to Appear (NTA)
Notice to produce
O
Oath
Objection
Objective elements
Offence
Offender
Offender levy
Offensive weapon
On bail
On remand
Onus of proof
Opening address
Operational period
Opinion evidence
Order
Ouster condition
P
Parliament
Parole
Parole Order
Parole report
Part heard
Partially suspended sentence
Particulars
Parties (Party)
Penalty
Penalty Units
Perjury
Perpetrator
Personal deterrence
Perverting the course of justice
Plaintiff
Planning and Environment Court
Plea
Plea bargain (also called charge bargaining)
Plea in mitigation
Plea of guilty
Plea of not guilty
Pleadings
Police caution
Police custody
Possession
Possession (drugs)
Possession (real estate)
Post-Mortem
Pre-hearing mention
Pre-recorded evidence
Pre-sentence report
Pre-trial hearing
Precedent
Prejudice
Preliminary Hearing
Preliminary Hearing (Tasmania)
Preliminary Proceedings (Tasmania)
Premeditated crime
Presumption of innocence
Prima facie
Prison
Privileged information
Pro-bono
Probation
Probation and Parole Officer
Procedural fairness
Produce documents
Proof
Proofing a witness
Prosecutor (Prosecution)
Protection order
Prove
Public gallery
Q
Quash a conviction
Queen’s Counsel (QC)/ Senior Counsel (SC)
R
Rape
Re-examination
Re-hearing
Re-offend
Re-opening
Read someone their rights
Reasons
Record of proceedings
Registered interstate order
Registry committal
Rehabilitation
Remand (remand in custody)
Remote witness room
Repeat offender
Reserve decision
Resist arrest
Respondent
Return order
Revoke
Robbery
S
Search warrant
Seek leave to appear
Seek leave to withdraw
Self-incriminating evidence
Self-representation
Self-represented litigant
Sentence
Sentence conditions
Sentence indication
Sentenced to the rising of the court
Sentencing options
Sentencing range
Separation of powers
Serve
Sexual assault
Sheriff
Show cause situation
Soliciting
Solicitor
Speaker
Special witness
Specific deterrence
Spousal Relationship
Spouse
Stalking
Stand aside
Standard costs
Standard of proof
State Executive
State government
State Parliament
Statement
Statement of claim
Statute
Statutory declaration
Stay
Steal
Steal by finding
Subjective elements
Submissions
Summary Charges
Summary offence
Summons
Supervise
Supervision
Supervision assessment
Support person
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Justice
Suspect
Suspended sentence
Swear
T
Temporary protection order
Tender evidence
Territory Government
Territory Parliament
Testify
Testimony
Threats
Three levels of government
To be affirmed (as a witness)
To be found not guilty
To be sworn in (as a witness)
To give an Undertaking
Transfer of indictment – district and jurisdiction
Transfer of indictment – district and jurisdiction
Trespass
Trial
U
Unanimous verdict
Unauthorised surveillance
Under duress
Unlawful
Unlawful assault
Unlawful detention
Unlawful entry
Used in evidence against you (used against you)
V
Vacate a court date
Variation of domestic violence order
Verdict
Victim
Victim impact statement
Victims of crime compensation levy
Voir dire
Voluntary intervention order
W
Warning (e.g. said by the police when they give evidence)
Warrant
Warrant of apprehension
Weapon
Wholly suspended sentence
Withdraw a question/comment
Without admissions
Without prejudice
Witness
Witness stand/Witness box
Witness statement
Wounding
Writ
Y
Your Honour

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