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misjoinder

joinder of claims or parties in a legal action ;also : an impermissible joinder of criminal charges or defendants compare duplicity, multifarious, multiplicity

liability

a legal theory or principle that places a duty or obligation (as to use due care) on the defendant. corporate liability : liability of a corporation that is enforced by sanctions imposed against the corporation itself see

justify

a denial of bail] 2 : to show to have had a legally sufficient reason or cause [a defendant may not set up his own standard of conduct to or excuse himself "State v. Doss, 568 P.2d

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defense bar

bar : the segment of the bar in a given area that consists of lawyers who primarily represent defendants [the New York criminal defense bar]

Barbican

A tower or advanced work defending the entrance to a castle or city as at a gate or bridge It was often large and

criminal court

criminal court : a court that has jurisdiction to try criminal defendants

confrontation clause

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

concert of action

concert of action : a theory in torts that imposes liability on all defendants who have committed tortious acts that contributed to the plaintiff's injury even though only one actually caused the

complete diversity

citizenship in which the citizenship of all the plaintiffs to an action differs from that of all the defendants see also diversity of citizenship diversity jurisdiction at jurisdiction compare minimal diversity

class action

class action : an action in which a representative plaintiff sues or a representative defendant is sued on behalf of a class of plaintiffs or defendants who have the same interests in the

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