Terms Used In Maryland Code > STATE GOVERNMENT > Title 2 > Subtitle 17 - Prohibited Acts; Penalties

• Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
• assault: means assault in any degree unless a specific degree of assault is specified. See
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Person: includes an individual, receiver, trustee, guardian, personal representative, fiduciary, representative of any kind, corporation, partnership, business trust, statutory trust, limited liability company, firm, association, or other nongovernmental entity. See
• Personal property: All property that is not real property.
• state: means :
  
  (1) a state, possession, territory, or commonwealth of the United States; or
  
  (2) the District of Columbia. See
• Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.