Glossary & Definitions

When using CheckPeople to perform online background checks, many terms will be used frequently without definition. Below you will find a list we have compiled of the most frequently used terms on our website.

Click on any term below to read the the full definition in our glossary.

• Background Check
• Criminal Records
• Reverse Phone Number Lookup
• Sex Offender Database
• Arrest Records
• Public Records
• Acquit
• Arraignment
• Bail
• Civil Records
• Defendant
• Divorce Records
• Federal Criminal Records
• Felony
• Guilty
• Joint Liability
• Judgment
• Judicial Proceeding
• Lawsuit
• Marriage Records
• Misdemeanor
• Mugshot
• Not Guilty
• Plaintiff
• Speeding Ticket
• Sexual Offenses