Indict - Law Dictionary Search Results
misnomer
name] : the misnaming of a person in a legal document or proceeding (as in a complaint or indictment) ;specif : the institution of proceedings against and service of process on the correct party using the incorrect
Actual bodily harm
harm' is an offence within s. 47 of the Offences against the Person Act, 1861 (English). On an indictment for an assault occasioning actual bodily harm the accused may be convicted of a common assault, R. v.
declaration
[ of dividends] [ of war] 2 a : the first pleading in a common-law action compare complaint, indictment b : a statement usually not under oath made by a party to a legal transaction [the attorney
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accusation
enjoy the right…to be informed of the nature and cause of the "U.S. Constitution amend. VI"] compare allegation, indictment, information 2 : the offense or fault of which one is accused [the was murder]
allegation
by a party to a lawsuit of what the party will attempt to prove : averment compare accusation, indictment, information, proof
article
article 1 a : a separate and usually numbered or otherwise marked section (as of a statute, indictment, will, or other writing) b : a separate point, charge, count, or clause c : a condition or
bind over
to another forum after a finding of probable cause at a preliminary hearing NOTE: In states that require indictment by a grand jury in felony cases, a case will be bound over to the grand jury if
bring
court [this is an action brought to recover damages] b : to formally assert (as a charge or indictment) [whether to charges against him]
complaint
by which charges are filed and judicial proceedings commenced against a defendant in a magistrate's court compare declaration, indictment, information 3 : petition
count
count : charge ;specif : a charge (as in a complaint or indictment) that separately states a cause of action or esp. offense [guilty on all s]
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