CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
These are the methods of the law that apply to the apprehension, trial and punishment of the accused.
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These are the methods of the law that apply to the apprehension, trial and punishment of the accused.
the term that describes a sale that is made to avoid legal obligations to a person’s creditors.
1. lack of the authority to hear a case. 2. A judge who oversteps his authority in a case.
This term applies to the recompense that a person is entitled to receive.
the term given to the formally recorded sentence listed din the clerk’s records.
a condition that needs to happen before a thing can take place.
The name that is applied to a school, college, courthouse, library, hospital and other place that is run for the public to use. The opposite of a private institution. TLD Example: After
a the term that means it is not yet due.
a transfer of a law suit from one court to another court done because a court may lack the jurisdiction to try the case.
an offer by a person who has bound himself to fulfill a contract to carry out his obligations.
the right given to use a pathway or a road to a property that belongs to another person to give access to a road.
the name given to a sentence that is longer than the time this is fixed by a law.
a phrase found in wills where property will be shared and shared a like and each person will receive the same amount.
the term used for a company that renders a service to the general public such as a gas, electricity or phone company.
the clause that denotes the transfer of a title, obligation, right or estate from one person to another person.
a consideration that is used to determine the degree of a sentence.
This term applies to a corporation that buys a large plot of land and improves it for houses.
the term that is used for a conference between a presiding judge and the 2 attorneys while a court is in session to discuss some matter that has arisen.
a term in an insurance policy that requires proof of the circumstances that surround an accident.
This the term that describes a major crime like treason or felony where a severe term of jail may be imposed.