§ 235.00 Obscenity; definitions of terms
§ 235.05 Obscenity in the third degree
§ 235.06 Obscenity in the second degree
§ 235.07 Obscenity in the first degree
§ 235.10 Obscenity; presumptions
§ 235.15 Obscenity or disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree; defense
§ 235.20 Disseminating indecent material to minors; definitions of terms
§ 235.21 Disseminating indecent material to minors in the second degree
§ 235.22 Disseminating indecent material to minors in the first degree
§ 235.23 Disseminating indecent material to minors; presumption and defenses
§ 235.24 Disseminating indecent material to minors; limitations
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Terms Used In New York Laws > Penal > Part 3 > Title M > Article 235 - Obscenity and Related Offenses

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
  • 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.
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • National Bank: A bank that is subject to the supervision of the Comptroller of the Currency. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency is a bureau of the U.S. Treasury Department. A national bank can be recognized because it must have "national" or "national association" in its name. Source: OCC
  • Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
  • 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.
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.