Guilty Plea - Law Dictionary Search Results
Rien culp
Rien culp, means a plea of not guilty, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 1322
Peine forte et dure
Act, 1827, s. 2, if a prisoner refuse to plead, the Court may order a plea of 'not guilty' to be entered.
Nient culpable
Nient culpable (not guilty), a plea in criminal prosecutions; see 4 Bl. Com. 339.
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voluntary
or agreement [ arbitration] c : made freely and with an understanding of the consequences [a plea of guilty] 2 : done by design or intention 3 : made without valuable consideration or for nominal consideration [a
silent record
the defendant acted with knowledge or understanding of his or her rights (as in entering a plea of guilty or waiving the right to counsel)
plea bargaining
Matched in: Term plea bargaining
plea bargain
Matched in: Term plea bargain
Cruelty
order that a wife whose husband has been convicted of an aggravated assault upon her, or has been guilty of persistent cruelty to her, can leave and live apart from him, and shall be no longer bound … and see HUSBAND AND WIFE, and ANIMALS. Since 1923 cruelty is no longer a necessary elementin a divorce petition by a woman; see (English) Judicature Act, 1925, s. 176, which displaces the (English) Matrimonial Causes Act, 1923
Deceit
(see DIRECTORS). In these cases there is a statutory right of contribution, see s. 37(3), from which (apparently) guilty promotes have been excluded. See also (English) Law Reform (Misc. Pr.) Act, 1935, s. 6. The injured shareholder … and MISREPRESENTATION; FRAUD. There was formerly a writ of deceit, which was an action brought in the Common Pleas to reverse a judgment obtained in any real action, by fraud or collusion between the parties to the
Complaint
contemplated under S. 55 one that initiates a prosecution on the basis of which the accused if found guilty is punishable with imprisonment for a term which may extend to two years and also with a fine. … Industries Corpn. Ltd., (1994) 3 SCC 504 (508). [Consumer Protection Act, 1986, s. (2) (1) (c) (ii)] A petition addressed to the Magistrate containing an allegation that an offence has been committed and ending with a prayer
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