Accusatorial - Law Dictionary Search Results
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accusatory 1 : containing or expressing an accusation [the pleading] 2 : accusatorial ...
accusatorial
accusatorial : of, relating to, or being a form of criminal prosecution in which a person is accused of a crime and is tried in public by a judge who is not also the prosecutor compare adversary, inquisitorial ac·cus·a·to·ri·al·ly adv ...
Accusatory body
Accusatory body, means a body, such as a grand jury, charged with the duty to hear evidence and determine whether a person should be charged with a crime, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 22....
Accusatory stage
Accusatory stage, means a point in a criminal proceeding when the suspect's right to counsel attaches, Black Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 22....
adversary
adversary : one that contends with or opposes another ;esp : any of the opposing parties in a legal action adj : of, relating to, or involving opposing parties or interests ;specif : of, relating to, or involving a system of justice in which opposing parties usually represented by counsel present evidence to an impartial decision-maker (as a jury) by a process of questioning witnesses under the supervision of a judge compare accusatorial, inquisitorial ...
inquisitorial
inquisitorial 1 : constituting or relating to a system of justice in which the judge conducts an inquiry developing the facts of the litigant's case compare accusatorial, adversary 2 : having the authority to conduct official investigations ...
star chamber
star chamber 1 cap S&C : an old English court abolished in 1641 that exercised wide civil and criminal jurisdiction under rules of procedure suited to the prerogatives of the king and that was marked by secrecy, the absence of juries, self-incrimination, and an inquisitorial as opposed to accusatorial system of justice 2 : a tribunal or proceeding resembling the Star Chamber esp. in being secretive or arbitrary ...
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