Multilingual Legal Glossary

This online glossary has plain-language definitions of over 5,000 legal terms in seven languages. It contains criminal law terms, court-related terms, and street language heard in court describing drugs and arms. The glossary is for people involved in court or legal processes, including non-English speakers, and people not familiar with legal terms. Note: This resource may have information that is of interest to people in Ontario, but some of the terms it includes are relevant only to British Columbia.