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jury box
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Calling the jury
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New trial
a party, for whom a verdict is afterwards given deliver to the jury, after they have left the box, evidence which had not been adduced in court, a new trial will be granted. So if he have … at least for the Court to interfere. (1) Mistakes, etc., of a judge. If a judge misdirect a jury, even in a penal action, it is generally a good ground for a new trial. So if a
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bar
in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases compare bench, dock, jury box, stand b : court tribunal [the younger judge brought a fresh viewpoint to the ] 2 a :
bench
: the place where a judge sits in court [asked counsel to approach the ] compare bar, dock, jury box, sidebar, stand 2 : the court or system of courts serving an area [the state ] [the federal
dock
: the place in a criminal court where a prisoner stands or sits during trial compare bar, bench, jury box, sidebar, stand
Criminal Evidence Act
for the defence at every stage of the proceedings. 'Proceedings' do not include the inquiry before the grand jury, R. v. Rhodes, 1899 (1) QB 77. Eight provisos follows, to the following effect:-- (a) The person charged
Pyx
(English) Coinage Act, 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 10), s. 12. The trial takes place before a jury of members of the Gold-smiths' Company. … Pyx [fr. puxiV Gk., a box], the box in which sample coins are kept. For the purpose of ascertaining that coins issued from the
Allowance
is substracted before the tare is taken off. Tare is an allowance for the weight of the bag, box, cask, or other package in which goods are weighed. Real, or open tare, is the actual weight of … the admission of claims or items in an account, also payments of a non-obligatory nature by persons sui juris or the Court acting in the exercise of its discretion; and see DEATH DUTIES AND FINANCE ACTS. Allowances
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