dispositional report - In Juvenile Court, a written report relating to the child's mental, physical, and social history, submitted by the juvenile probation department or other designated agency to assist the judge in determining a proper disposition.  

dissent - A term commonly used to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court of appeals with the decision of the majority.  

diversion - Procedures for handling relatively insignificant juvenile problems informally, without referral to Juvenile Court. In criminal cases, the formal continuance of a case for a certain length of time, usually a year, with the goal of dismissal if the defendant meets certain conditions.  

docket - A brief entry or the book containing such entries of any proceeding in court.  

domicile - That place where a person has his true and permanent home. A person may have several residences, but only one domicile.  

double jeopardy - Common law and constitutional prohibition (5th Amendment) against more than one prosecution for the same crime.  

due process - The guarantee of due process requires that no person be deprived of life, liberty, or property without a fair and adequate process. In criminal proceedings (as well as juvenile) this guarantee includes the fundamental aspects of a fair trial, including the right to adequate notice in advance of the trial, the right to counsel, the right to confront and cross-examine witnesses, the right to refuse self-incriminating testimony, and the right to have all elements of the crime proven beyond a reasonable doubt.   

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embezzlement - The fraudulent appropriation by a person to his own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him by another.