For the purpose of this title the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
"ACQUITTAL." A verdict or finding of not guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-1)
"ACT." Includes a failure or omission to take action.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-2)
"ANOTHER." A person or persons other than the offender.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-3)
"CONDUCT." An act or a series of acts, and the accompanying mental state.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-4)
"CONVICTION." A judgment of conviction or sentence entered upon a plea of guilty or upon a verdict or finding of guilty of an offense, rendered by a legally constituted jury or by a court of competent jurisdiction authorized to try the case without a jury.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-5)
"DWELLING." A building or portion thereof, a tent, a vehicle, or other enclosed space which is used or intended for use as a human habitation, home, or residence.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-6)
"INCLUDED OFFENSE." An offense which:
(A) Is established by proof of the same or less than all of the facts or a less culpable mental state (or both), than that which is required to establish the commission of the offense charged; or
(B) Consists of an attempt to commit the offense charged or an offense included therein.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-9)
"INCLUDES" or "INCLUDING." Comprehending among other particulars, without limiting the generality of the foregoing word or phrase.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-10)
"MISDEMEANOR." Any offense for which a sentence to a term of imprisonment in other than a penitentiary for less than one year may be imposed under state law.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-11)
"MOTOR VEHICLE." Has the same meaning ascribed to it in the Illinois Vehicle Code. (ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-11.1)
"OFFENSE." A violation of any penal statute of the municipality or state.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-12)
"PEACE OFFICER." Any person who by virtue of his office or public employment is vested by law with a duty to maintain public order or to make arrests for offenses, whether that duty extends to all offenses or is limited to specific offenses, or any person who, by statute, is granted and authorized to exercise powers similar to those conferred upon any peace officer employed by a law enforcement agency of this state.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-13)
"PROSECUTION." All legal proceedings by which a person's liability for an offense is determined, commencing with the return of the indictment or the issuance of the information, and including the final disposition of the case upon appeal.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-16)
"PUBLIC EMPLOYEE." A person, other than a public officer, who is authorized to perform any official function on behalf of, and is paid by, the state or any of its political subdivisions.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-17)
"PUBLIC OFFICER." A person who is elected to office pursuant to statute, or who is appointed to an office which is established, and the qualifications and duties of which are prescribed by statute, to discharge a public duty for the state or any of its political subdivisions.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-18)
"REASONABLE BELIEF" or "REASONABLY BELIEVES." The person concerned, acting as a reasonable man, believes that the described facts exist.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-19)
"SOLICIT" or "SOLICITATION." To command, authorize, urge, incite, request, or advise another to commit an offense.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-20)
"STATUTE." The constitution or an act of the General Assembly of this state.
(ILCS Ch. 720, Act 5, § 2-22)