Glossary & Definitions

BeenVerified looks up billions of public records, court records, and criminal records while running individual background checks. We’ve compiled this glossary to help you understand some of the most important terms.

• Acquit
• Arraignment
• Arrest Records
• Arson
• Background Check
• Bankruptcy Records
• Burglary
• Civil Records
• Court Runner
• Criminal Records
• County Records
• Death Records
• Defendant
• Divorce Records
• DUI Records
• Embezzlement
• Federal Criminal Records
• Felonies
• Felony Records
• Fraud
• Guilty
• Jail Records
• Joint Liability
• Judgment
• Judicial Records
• Larceny
• Lawsuits
• Lien Search
• Marriage License
• Marriage Records
• Misdemeanors
• Mugshot
• Murder
• Not Guilty
• Phone Records
• Plaintiff
• Prostitution
• Property Records
• Public Records
• Robbery
• Sex Offender Database
• Sexual Offenses
• Speeding Tickets
• Suspicion
• Unclaimed Money
• Vandalism
• Voter Records
• White Pages