Misdemeanor - An offense punishable by one year of imprisonment or less. See also felony.⏎
Face sheet filing - A bankruptcy case filed either without schedules or with incomplete schedules listing few creditors and debts. (Face sheet filings are often made for the purpose of delaying an eviction or foreclosure⏎
Family farmer - An individual, individual and spouse, corporation, or partnership engaged in a farming operation that meets certain debt limits and other statutory criteria for filing a petition under Chapter 12.⏎
Information - A formal accusation by a government attorney that the defendant committed a misdemeanor. See also indictment.⏎