A bond agent who specializes in providing bail bonds for people charged with crimes. Bail bondsmen usually charge a fee of 10 percent of the amount of the bond. A court official, usually a deputy sheriff, who keeps order in the courtroom and handles various errands for the judge and clerk. The federal law that allows a debtor to give up his non-exempt property for the benefit of his creditors and be discharged from his debts. The intentional and unlawful touching of another with intent to harm that person.
Battery is a crime as well as a civil wrong.
Most battery charges are filed with an allegation for assault which does not require the actual touching of another. An order issued by a judge commanding a suspect or witness to appear before the court in a criminal matter. Failure to obey a bench warrant is also a crime punishable by jail. The legal standard a judge applies in deciding issues of adoption, custody, visitation rights or other matters affecting a child. In criminal matters, a conviction under this burden of proof must be made by each of the twelve jurors.