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NALS Chapter14_75499
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquittal | In criminal Law, a finding of not guilty |
| Arraignment | The hearing at which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment |
| Arrest | The actual restraint of a person for submission to custody |
| Bail | Security given for the release of a jailed person that guarantees his or her attendance at all required court appearances |
| Bill of Particular | A motion by a criminal defendant that request details concerning the offense charged |
| Capital cases | Felony case punishable by death |
| change of venue | Moving a trial to a new location |
| Collateral attack | collateral attack refers to when a separate and new lawsuit is filed to challenge some aspect of an earlier and separate case when an obvious injustice or unconstitutional treatment occurred in the earlier case |
| Complaint | The original pleading by which an action is filed in court |
| Crime | An act in violation of the penal laws of a state or the United States and for which a specific punishment is prescribed |
| Felony | any offense punishable by death or by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year |
| Grand Jury | a jury, normally of twenty-three jurors, selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial. |
| Indictment | A written accusation issued by a grand jury against a defendant |
| Misdemeanor | A criminal offense lesser than a felony and punishable by for fine or imprisonment for less than one year |
| No Bill | the result returned by the grand jury when there is no probable cause to believe that a crime has been committed |
| Probation | Sentence imposed for commission of crime in which a convicted criminal is released into the community under the supervision of a probation officer in lieu of incarceration |
| Substantive criminal law | Action in litigation which disposes of controversy without trial, when there is no genuine of material fact |
| Surety | A person or entity who posts bond for another |
| True Bill | The document returned by a grand jury if probable cause exist to believe a crime has been committed |
| Undertaking | |
| Warrant | A warrant issued by a judge when the judge finds that probable cause exist to believe the named individual has committed a criminal offense. |
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