Legal Terms In General Use
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| Accused | A person charged in an indictable case.
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| Alias | Indicates another name for a person.
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| Alibi | (Literally indicates "Elsewhere") A defence or explanation that the person suspected of or charged with a crime, could not have committed it because he\she was elsewhere at the material time.
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| Aminus Furandi | The intention of stealing.
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| Auterfois Acquit | A special plea to a charge that the person charged has been previously acquitted of the offence with which he is now charged.
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| Auterfois Convict | A special plea to a charge that the person charged has been previously convicted of the offence with which he is now charged.
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| Aiders & Abettors | Persons who are present at the commission of a crime and aids & abet its commission.
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| Accomplice | A person who takes part with another in the commission of a crime.
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| Ante | Before.
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| Bona Fide | In good faith. Honestly.
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| Contra | Against.
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| Certiorari | 'To be informed of.' Refers to the order a court issues so that it can review the decision and proceedings in a lower court and determine whether there were any irregularities. When such an order is made it is said that the court has granted certiorari.
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| Corpus Delicti | The facts, which constitute an offence.
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| Conspiracy | An agreement between two or more persons to do an unlawful act\acts, or to do a lawful act\acts by unlawful means.
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| Coram | In the presence of.
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| Counselors & Procurers | Persons who, though at the time a crime was committed, counseled, procured or commanded other persons to commit a crime. (Such persons may be indicted and tried together with, and prosecuted in the same manner as the persons who committed the crime.
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| De Novo | Anew. To start a case over, again.
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| Dictum, Dicta | A saying, sayings.
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| Doli Incapax | Incapable of committing a crime. (A child under the age of 8 years).
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| Embracery | An attempt to corrupt a member or members of a jury.
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