Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 220 ILCS 55/10

  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Indictment: The formal charge issued by a grand jury stating that there is enough evidence that the defendant committed the crime to justify having a trial; it is used primarily for felonies.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
     Any telegraph operator or person employed in any telegraph office in this state, or any other person, who shall, knowing the design thereof, deliver or cause to be delivered any communication prohibited by the preceding section of this act, to any person other than the proper officers, agents or employees of this state or the United States, shall be subject to indictment, and, on conviction, to the punishment provided in said section.
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