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
• Burglary
• Civil Records
• Court Runner
• Criminal Records
• Defendant
• Divorce Records
• Embezzlement
• Federal Criminal Records
• Felonies
• Fraud
• Guilty
• Joint Liability
• Judgment
• Larceny
• Lawsuits
• Marriage Records
• Misdemeanors
• Mugshot
• Murder
• Not Guilty
• Plaintiff
• Prostitution
• Public Records
• Robbery
• Sex Offender Database
• Sexual Offenses
• Speeding Tickets
• Suspicion
• Vandalism