ARD
Abbreviation with 3 meanings
| Stands for | Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition |
|---|---|
| Meanings | 3 |
| Categories | Law & Legal, Organizations & Companies, Education & Academia |
ARD has three meanings. The most common are Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (criminal law) and Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland (media and broadcasting); it can also stand for Admission, Review and Dismissal committee.
Meanings of ARD at a glance
| # | ARD stands for | Context |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition | Law & Legal › Criminal Law |
| 2 | Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland | Organizations & Companies › Media and Broadcasting |
| 3 | Admission, Review and Dismissal committee | Education & Academia › K-12 Education |
1. Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
Law & Legal · Criminal Law Abbreviations
Pennsylvania pretrial diversion program for first-time offenders charged with less serious crimes, including many first DUI cases. Defendants who complete probation-like conditions have their charges dismissed and can seek expungement of the arrest record.
Example: The district attorney accepted him into ARD, so the DUI will be dismissed after six months of supervision.
Admission is at the district attorney's discretion and requires court approval. In DUI cases ARD usually brings a shorter license suspension than a conviction. Pennsylvania appellate courts have disagreed over whether accepting ARD may count as a prior offense when sentencing a later DUI.
2. Arbeitsgemeinschaft der öffentlich-rechtlichen Rundfunkanstalten der Bundesrepublik Deutschland
Organizations & Companies · Media and Broadcasting Abbreviations
Joint organization of Germany's regional public broadcasters, which together run the national TV channel Das Erste, the Tagesschau news and many radio stations.
Example: The Tagesschau on ARD is Germany's most-watched news program.
Founded in 1950 by the regional broadcasters of West Germany. The long name means "Working Group of the Public Broadcasting Institutions of the Federal Republic of Germany". Tagesschau has aired since 1952. Its crime series Tatort has run since 1970.
3. Admission, Review and Dismissal committee
Education & Academia · K-12 Education Abbreviations
Name used in Texas for the team that determines a student's special education eligibility, writes the IEP and makes placement decisions, equivalent to the IEP team in other states. Parents are members of the committee.
Example: The ARD meeting is scheduled for 3:30 on Tuesday with the diagnostician and speech therapist.
Texas parents usually say "ARD meeting" rather than "IEP meeting". An annual ARD reviews the IEP, and dismissal ARDs end special education services. The Texas Education Agency publishes a parent guide to the ARD process.
Related abbreviations
More criminal law abbreviations
- 5K – Substantial assistance departure (U.S.S.G. § 5K1.1)
- ACD – Adjournment in contemplation of dismissal
- ADW – Assault with a deadly weapon
- B&E – Breaking and entering
- BOP – Federal Bureau of Prisons
- BW – Bench warrant
- CDS – Controlled dangerous substance
- CI – Confidential informant
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More media and broadcasting abbreviations
- ABC – American Broadcasting Company
- AFP – Agence France-Presse
- AMC – American Movie Classics
- AP – Associated Press
- BBC – British Broadcasting Corporation
- BET – Black Entertainment Television
- C-SPAN – Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network
- CBC – Canadian Broadcasting Corporation
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This entry is for general education and is not legal advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.