Immunity
When a person is allowed to break the law, or is protected from being sued
Impound
When the court or police take possession of personal property
Independent contractor
A person hired to do a specific job and whose work is not supervised
Injunction
A court order to make someone do something or stop doing something
Inpatient services
Services that require a patient to stay at a hospital for one or more nights
Interest rate
The amount charged for borrowing money
Interim order
A temporary order telling a person to do something until a hearing or trial. At the trial, a final order will be made.
Interrogatory
A written question in a case that must be answered
Irreconcilable differences
When a couple cannot agree about things in their marriage. They don’t think they can ever come to an agreement.
IV-D Agency
The part of the Illinois Department of Healthcare & Family Services that enforces child support orders
Illinois Compiled Statutes
The written law of Illinois, abbreviated as "ILCS"
Intimidation
To place a person in fear of harm without the display of a weapon or actual physical attack (includes stalking; threats).
Involuntary servitude
To coerce a person to participate in forced labor (not commercial sex acts) through coercion or if the victim is under 18 years of age.
Incest
Nonforcible sexual intercourse between people who are related.
Impersonation
The false representation of one’s identity or position for one’s own benefit.
Identity theft
Wrongfully obtaining and using another person’s personal data.
Intake
The screening process children who are arrested go through before seeing a judge. Intake procedures are often conducted by intake officers, probation staff, case and social workers, or police.
Intake decision
A decision made by juvenile court intake that results in a case being handled at the intake level or scheduled for an adjudicatory or waiver hearing.
Itemized deductions
Specific expenses that may reduce taxable income. It is calculated by adding up relevant deductions. It is then subtracted from a person's taxable income. They have the option of claiming the standard deduction or itemizing their deductions. But, they can't claim both in the same year.
Interception
Legal access to communications like phone calls and e-mails. Other examples include wiretapping.
