Abreviaturas no inglês jurídico : criminal law
As abreviaturas ou abreviações são as formas reduzidas de palavras ou expressões.
Entre as formas de abreviaturas, temos as siglas (initialisms) e os acrônimos (acronyms).
Abaixo uma lista de siglas e acrônimos empregados no Direito Penal americano.
1) A&B – Assault and Battery
2) AKA – Also Known As
3) A.P.A – Assistant Prosecuting Attorney
4) CCW – Carrying a Concealed Weapon
5) CSC – Criminal Sexual Conduct
6) GAL – Guardian ad Litem a person appointed by the court to protect the legal interests of an infant or an incompetent adult, or a missing person who is involved in a court case. The court will appoint a guardian ad litem in cases of juvenile abuse or neglect. The "GAL" may be an attorney
7) LEIN [pronunciado lian] – Law Enforcement Information Network A computer network accessed by police. L.E.I.N. (pronounced "lean") maintains a database that includes active arrest warrants, active PPOs - clique aqui, felony and high misdemeanor convictions, etc.
8) OUIL – Operating Under the Influence of Intoxicating Liquor (drunk driving)
9) PPO – Personal Protection Order - an injunctive order to prevent reoccurrences of acts or threats of assault and harassment.
10) UBAL – Operating with an Unlawful Blood Alcohol Level
11) UDAA – Unlawfully Driving Away an Automobile (car theft)
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