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| peremptory challenged | the right of a party to reject jurors without giving a reason | ||||
| perjury | lying while under oath | ||||
| plaintiff | the person/party who files a complaint and brings legal action against another person or party | ||||
| plea | the defendant's response to a criminal charge (guilty, not guilty, or no contest) | ||||
| plea in abeyance | a plea held in suspension upon completion of requirements, a guilty finding is set aside | ||||
| plea bargain | negotiations between a defense attorney and a prosecutor in which a guilty plea is exchanged either for a lesser charge | ||||
| posse comitatus | a body of men that a law enforcement officer can call upon to assist him in time of emergency or need | ||||
| precedent | a rule of law established by an appellate court for a particular type of case | ||||
| premeditation | when a crime was thought about beforehand | ||||
| preponderance of the evidence | evidence which is minimally of greater weight or more convincing than the evidence which is offered by the opposition | ||||
| prosecutor | the individual who conducts crmiinal prosecutions on behalf of the state or people | ||||
| pro tempore | for the time being, temporary | ||||
| public defender | lawyers regularly employed by the government to represent people accused of crimes and who cannot afford to hire their own attorney | ||||
| relevant | evidence which helps to prove a point or issue in a case | ||||
| remand | to send a case back to a lower court after an appeal has been heard and decided in the appellant's favor | ||||
| restitution | court ordered the defender pay the victim for the damage | ||||
| sentence | the judgment the court gives to the defendant after the conviction, imposing the punishment | ||||
| sequester | to separate from or to hold aside | ||||
| statue law | law passed by a law-making body such as the State Legislature | ||||
| standing | the legal right of a person/group to challenge a ruling or the doncut of another | ||||
| stay | the temporary suspension of proceedings in a case | ||||
| summons/subpoena | an order of the court to appear at a specific time | ||||
| testimony | information or evidence given by a witness under oath | ||||
| trial de novo | a new trial or retrial held in an appellate court | ||||
| venue | the area in which a court may hear and determine a case | ||||
| verdict | a formal decision or finding made by the jury | ||||
| voir dire | the questioning of possible jurors by the judge and the lawyers to decide whether they are acceptable to decide the case | ||||
| waive | to give up a right or a claim willingly | ||||
| warrant | an order authorizing arrest, search and seizure, etc. | ||||
| writ | an order issued by a court/judge in order to foce defendant to do something | ||||
| writ of certiorari | a writ from a superior court to an inferior court directing that a record of its proceedings in a case be sent up for review |
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Created by:
Tiffastic
on 2005-12-25