Malicious Prosecution - Law Dictionary Search Results
plea bargaining
plea bargaining : the negotiation of an agreement between the prosecution and the defense whereby the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser offense or to one or some of
overreaching
overreaching 1 : conduct that exceeds established limits (as of authority or due process) [claimed that by the prosecution barred a retrial because of double jeopardy] 2 : the gaining of an unconscionable advantage over another esp.
overreach
overreach : to make (someone or something) the subject of overreaching [this uncounseled defendant was…ed by the prosecution's submission of misinformation to the court "Townsend v. Burke, 334 U.S. 736 (1948)"] [must determine whether it ed
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not guilty
defendant's behalf. 2 : a verdict rendered by a jury acquitting a criminal defendant upon finding that the prosecution has not proven the defendant's guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
government
as an active agency b cap : the executive branch of the U.S. federal government c : the prosecution in a criminal case in its capacity as agents of the political unit [the failed to prove guilt
evidentiary harpoon
: evidence consisting esp. of a police officer's statement that is improper and is knowingly offered by the prosecution to prejudice the defendant in the eyes of the jury
element
particular act, a mental state, or an attendant circumstance) of a crime as defined by statute that the prosecution must prove to win a conviction
diversion
of diverting: as a : an unauthorized rerouting or appropriation [ of funds] b : suspension of the prosecution of a charge for a period of time during which the defendant participates in a rehabilitation program or
prosecutive
prosecutive : of or relating to prosecution [ function]
deferred
deferred : withheld or delayed for or until a stated time [a payment] [ prosecution]
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