Maine Revised Statutes > Title 9-A > Article 5 > Part 3 – Criminal Penalties
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Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes > Title 9-A > Article 5 > Part 3 - Criminal Penalties
- in writing: include printing and other modes of making legible words. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- 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.
- Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.