Conviction - A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.⏎
Discovery - Procedures used to obtain disclosure of evidence before trial.⏎
Concurrent sentence - Prison terms for two or more offenses to be served at the same time, rather than one after the other. Example: Two five-year sentences and one three-year sentence, if served concurrently, result in a maximum of five years behind bars.⏎
Claim - A creditor's assertion of a right to payment from a debtor or the debtor's property.⏎
Deposition - An oral statement made before an officer authorized by law to administer oaths. Such statements are often taken to examine potential witnesses, to obtain discovery, or to be used later in trial. See discovery.⏎