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Mansfield rule

rule that a juror's affidavit or testimony as to juror misconduct during deliberations may not be used to impeach the verdict

moral turpitude

disbarment, and other disciplinary hearings. Past crimes involving moral turpitude usually may also be introduced as evidence to impeach testimony. Theft, perjury, vice crimes, bigamy, and rape have generally been found to involve moral turpitude, while liquor

prior inconsistent statement

of court prior to testifying that is inconsistent with the witness's testimony and that may be offered to impeach the witness's credibility compare prior consistent statement NOTE: If a prior inconsistent statement was made under oath subject

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witness

party by whom the witness is called [sought to have his witness declared an adverse witness subject to impeachment] called also hostile witness see also leading question at question alibi witness : a witness upon whom a

Implead

institute and prosecute a suit against in court to sue or prosecute at law hence to accuse to impeach

Dilatory pleas

some matter of fact not connected with the merits of the case, but such as might exist without impeaching the right of action itself. They were either pleas to the jurisdiction, showing that, by reason of some

Act of Settlement

England as by law established. (ii.) No pardon under the Great Seal of England be pleadable to an impeachment. Ministers were thus prevented from escaping responsibility because the King had pardoned them. (iii.) Judges should hold office

Ameliorating waste

1892 (2) Ch 253; and see Settled Land Act, 1925, ss. 88 & 89, as to improvements involving impeachment for waste.

Articles

and granting of leases, for making settlements on marriage, and for forming partnerships. And see ASSOCIATION. And see IMPEACHMENT.

Black Rod, Gentleman Usher of

golden lion. During the session of Parliament he attends on the peers, and to his custody all peers impeached for any crime or contempt are first committed, Consult May, Parl. Pr.

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