Ineffective - Law Dictionary Search Results
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ineffective assistance of counsel :representation of a criminal defendant that is so flawed as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial [claimed ineffective assistance of counsel following his conviction] called also ineffective assistance NOTE: Ineffective assistance of counsel is a violation of the guarantee of the assistance of counsel that is provided in the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution. A claim of ineffective assistance of counsel may be brought as a result of government interference with the attorney-client relationship that precludes effective representation, as when an informant is present during conversations between the attorney and the defendant. The existence of a conflict of interest on the part of the attorney may also be the basis for a claim. Most claims are, however, based on the attorney's failure to provide competent representation. Competent representation does not require the best representation, only a performance that is reasonable under prevailin...
Ineffective
Not effective not having the desired effect ineffectual futile inefficient useless as an ineffective appeal an ineffective herbal remedy...
Ineffectively
In an ineffective manner without effect inefficiently ineffectually...
Ineffectiveness
Quality of being ineffective...
assistance of counsel
assistance of counsel :the help of a lawyer which a defendant in a criminal prosecution is guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution see also ineffective assistance of counsel Powell v. Alabama in the Important Cases section NOTE: The Supreme Court held in Powell v. Alabama that the Sixth Amendment requires the state to provide a lawyer to a defendant too poor to hire one. ...
cancel
cancel -celed or: -celled -cel·ing or: -cel·ling 1 : to destroy the force, validity, or effectiveness of: as a : to render (one's will or a provision in one's will) ineffective by purposely making marks through or otherwise marring the text of compare revoke NOTE: The text of the will or of the will's provision need not be rendered illegible in order for a court to find that there was an intent to cancel it. b : to make (a negotiable instrument) unenforceable esp. by purposely marking through or otherwise marring the words or signature of NOTE: As stated in section 3-604 of the Uniform Commercial Code, a party that is entitled to enforce a negotiable instrument may cancel the instrument, whether or not for consideration, and discharge the obligation of the other party to pay. c : to mark (a check) to indicate that payment has been made by the bank NOTE: A check is no longer negotiable once it has been cancelled. d : to withdraw an agreement to honor (a letter of cr...
disable
disable dis·abled dis·abl·ing 1 : to deprive of legal right, qualification, or capacity 2 : to make incapable or ineffective ;specif : to cause to have a disability dis·able·ment n ...
effective
effective 1 : producing a desired effect [an revocation of the contract] 2 : capable of bringing about an effect [ assistance of counsel] see also ineffective assistance of counsel 3 : being in effect 4 of a rate of interest : equal to the rate of simple interest that yields the same amount when the rate is paid once at the end of the interest period as a quoted rate of interest does when calculated at compound interest over the same period compare nominal ef·fec·tive·ness n ...
lapse
lapse : a termination or failure due to events, neglect, or time: as a : the failure of a bequest (as because the intended recipient dies before the testator) compare anti-lapse statute b : the termination of an insurance policy because of nonpayment of premiums or nonrenewal vb lapsed laps·ing vi : to terminate, become ineffective, or fail [the bequest lapsed when the son died before the father] [allowed the insurance policy to ] vt : to cause (as a policy) to lapse [the company lapsed the policy] ...
supersede
supersede -sed·ed -sed·ing 1 : to subject to postponement or suspension ;esp : to suspend the operation of (a judgment or order) by means of a supersedeas 2 : to take the place of in authority : preempt override 3 : to take the place of and render null or ineffective ...
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