Confrontation - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: confrontationconfrontation clause
confrontation clause often cap both Cs : the clause in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guaranteeing to defendants in criminal prosecutions the right to be confronted with the witnesses against them esp. for the purpose of conducting cross-examination see also confront ...
confront
confront : to face or bring face-to-face for the purpose of challenging esp. through cross-examination [the accused shall enjoy the right…to be ed with the witnesses against him "U.S. Constitution amend. VI"] con·fron·ta·tion [kÄ n-frən-tā-shən] n ...
Confrontation
Act of confronting...
Confronter
One who confronts...
Confrontment
The act of confronting the state of being face to face...
cross-examination
cross-examination : the examination of a witness who has already testified in order to check or discredit the witness's testimony, knowledge, or credibility see also confrontation clause compare direct examination, recross-examination, redirect examination NOTE: In accordance with Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence, cross-examination should only refer to matters that were covered during direct examination or that are relevant to the witness's credibility. Anything exceeding these limits is permissible at the court's discretion. Rule 611 also states that “ordinarily leading questions should be permitted on cross-examination.” cross-examine vb cross-examiner n ...
interlocking confession
interlocking confession : a confession of a defendant in a joint trial that agrees in important respects with that of a codefendant NOTE: The use of interlocking confessions at trial can pose difficult problems when a defendant's confession incriminates a codefendant. If the first defendant does not testify, the other may be deprived of the right to confront an accuser. ...
mandate
mandate [Latin mandatum, from neuter of mandatus, past participle of mandare to entrust, enjoin, probably irregularly from manus hand + -dere to put] 1 a : a formal communication from a reviewing court notifying the court below of its judgment and directing the lower court to act accordingly b : mandamus 2 in the civil law of Louisiana : an act by which a person gives another person the power to transact for him or her one or several affairs 3 a : an authoritative command : a clear authorization or direction [the of the full faith and credit clause "National Law Journal"] b : the authorization to act given by a constituency to its elected representative vt man·dat·ed man·dat·ing : to make mandatory or required [the Pennsylvania Constitution s a criminal defendant's right to confrontation "National Law Journal"] ...
sudden emergency doctrine
sudden emergency doctrine : a doctrine of tort law: a person who is confronted with a sudden and unexpected perilous situation not of his or her own making and who acts as would a reasonably prudent person under the circumstances will not be held liable even if later reflection shows that the wisest course was not chosen ...
Confront
To stand facing or in front of to face esp to face hostilely to oppose with firmness...
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