Dischargeable debt - A debt for which the Bankruptcy Code allows the debtor's personal liability to be eliminated.⏎
Dismissal with prejudice - Court action that prevents an identical lawsuit from being filed later.⏎
Conviction - A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant.⏎
Court reporter - A person who makes a word-for-word record of what is said in court, generally by using a stenographic machine, shorthand or audio recording, and then produces a transcript of the proceedings upon request.⏎
Creditor - A person to whom or business to which the debtor owes money or that claims to be owed money by the debtor.⏎