Glossary

Accessory

someone who gives aid to a criminal without actually committing the crime themselves.

Accustomed

Usual, a familiar routine.

Acquittal

A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged.

Actuary

a professional who evaluates financial risks using mathematical and statistical methods..

Admiralty

the jurisdiction of courts of law over cases concerning ships or the sea and other waters; maritime law.

Advocacy

public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy

Advocate

a lawyer who represents clients in court (noun); to publicly recommend or support (verb).

Agrarian

based on farming.

Allotment

the policy of dividing communally held lands into individual parcels for ownership.

American G.I. Forum

the largest federally chartered Hispanic veterans organization in the United States