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One Eighty Day (180 Day) Rule

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

One eighty day (180-day) rule, means a rule that in some jurisdictions, allows a person charged with a felony to be released on personal recognisance if the person has been in jail for 180 days without being brought to trial, and if the delay has not, resulted from the defendant's own actions, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1116.

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