Information
Common Legal Terms
Accusatory document, filed by a prosecutor, detailing misdemeanor charges against a party.
A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant committed a misdemeanor.
- — Justice 101 Legal Terms Glossary retrieved 2014-05-28
A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant committed a misdemeanor. See also indictment.
Criminal Law
A formal criminal charge brought by the U.S. Attorney alone, that is, without any participation by the grand jury in the charging decision. Misdemeanor cases are ordinarily prosecuted by the filing of an information.
E-Discovery
Facts, data, or instructions in any medium or form. The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in their representation.
Records Management
Data that has been given value through analysis, interpretation, or compilation in a meaningful form
Security
An instance of an information type.
Telecommunications
1. Facts, data, or instructions in any medium or form. [JP 1-02] 2. The meaning that a human assigns to data by means of the known conventions used in their representation. [JP 1-02] 3. The meaning assigned to data by means of the convention and context used in its representation [CESG]. Note: Information is represented by data and is not directly accessible except through data.