Indict - Law Dictionary Search Results
defense
defendant's opposition to an allegation in a complaint or to a charge in a charging instrument (as an indictment) ;also : the evidence and arguments presented supporting the defendant's opposition see also accord, alibi, assumption of risk,
joinder
claims a party has against the opposing party b : a joining of offenses or defendants in an indictment, information, or prosecution c : a formal answer (as denial of fact) to an issue tendered [moved for
demurrer
from Latin demorari to delay] : a plea in response to an allegation (as in a complaint or indictment) that admits its truth but also asserts that it is not sufficient as a cause of action compare
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duplicitous
duplicitous : marked by duplicity [a indictment]
duplicity
: the improper charging of more than one offense in one count in a charging instrument (as an indictment) compare misjoinder, multiplicity
essential element
a tort or esp. a crime that must be alleged in the complaint or charging instrument (as the indictment) in order to make out a prima facie case
grand jury
charges on which the accused persons are later tried see also no bill and true bill at bill, indictment compare petit jury, special grand jury
hand up
hand up : to deliver (an indictment) to a judge or higher judicial authority
instrument
under the law [no person is liable on an unless his signature appears thereon "Uniform Commercial Code"] [an indictment is a form of charging ] ;specif : negotiable instrument
Acquittal
deed, as when a person is cleared by verdict; and (2) Acquittal in law, as if two be indicted for a felony, the one as principal and the other as accessory, and the jury acquit the principal,
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