Criminal Law

noun the act of dishonestly appropriating or secreting assets by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted

• The CEO was charged with embezzlement after siphoning company funds into his personal account.
• I heard that the accountant got caught for embezzlement, what a mess!
• That dude is always pulling embezzlement schemes, he's a real crook.
• She committed emotional embezzlement by stealing his trust and love.

noun a written law passed by a legislative body

adjective relating to or prescribed by a statute

• The new statute passed by the government aims to regulate online data privacy.
• I heard there's a new statute coming into effect next month about parking regulations.
• Did you see that statute about curfew? It's so annoying!
• In her mind, the statute of limitations had long expired on her past mistakes.

noun a right in jury selection for each party to request that a potential juror be dismissed without having to give a reason

• The defense attorney used a peremptory challenge to dismiss a potential juror without needing to provide a reason.
• The lawyer got rid of that guy with a peremptory challenge.
• The attorney pulled a fast one with a peremptory challenge.
• Using a peremptory challenge is like playing a strategic card game in court.

noun a person who performs abortions

• The aborter of the mission was found to have made a critical error in the planning phase.
• The aborter chickened out at the last minute and didn't go through with the plan.
• The aborter bailed on us when things got tough.
• She was seen as the aborter of dreams, always giving up before reaching success.