Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 456 – Civil Orders of Protection
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Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes > Chapter 456 - Civil Orders of Protection
- Action: includes all proceedings in any court of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
- Attorney: means attorney-at-law. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- City: includes town. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Continuance: Putting off of a hearing ot trial until a later time.
- Dating relationship: means a relationship between individuals who have or have had a relationship of a romantic or intimate nature. See Kentucky Statutes 456.010
- Domestic: when applied to a corporation, partnership, business trust, or limited liability company, means all those incorporated or formed by authority of this state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
- Felony: A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
- Foreign: when applied to a corporation, partnership, limited partnership, business trust, statutory trust, or limited liability company, includes all those incorporated or formed by authority of any other state. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Foreign protective order: means any judgment, decree, or order of protection which is entitled to full faith and credit pursuant to 18 U. See Kentucky Statutes 456.010
- Impeachment: (1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness." (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Mediation: means a nonadversarial process in which a neutral third party encourages and helps disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable agreement. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Misdemeanor: Usually a petty offense, a less serious crime than a felony, punishable by less than a year of confinement.
- Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
- Order of protection: means any interpersonal protective order, including those issued on a temporary basis, and includes a foreign protective order. See Kentucky Statutes 456.010
- Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
- Sexual assault: refers to conduct prohibited as any degree of rape, sodomy, or sexual abuse under KRS Chapter 510 or a criminal attempt, conspiracy, facilitation, or solicitation to commit any degree of rape, sodomy, or sexual abuse, or incest under KRS 530. See Kentucky Statutes 456.010
- Stalking: refers to conduct prohibited as stalking under KRS 508. See Kentucky Statutes 456.010
- State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Strangulation: refers to conduct prohibited by KRS 508. See Kentucky Statutes 456.010
- Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
- Testify: Answer questions in court.
- Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
- Treatment: when used in a criminal justice context, means targeted interventions that focus on criminal risk factors in order to reduce the likelihood of criminal behavior. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
- Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.