Mute - Law Dictionary Search Results
muffled
same as muted as muffled drums the muffled noises of the street
Arraign
may confess the fact, upon which the Court proceeds immediately to judgment. But, if the prisoner 'shall stand mute or malice, or will not answer directly to the indictment or information,' the Court, if it shall so
Mutus
Mutus, silent, not having anything to say. Standing mute is when a person, being arraigned, either cannot speak, or refuses to answer or plead. SEE PEINE FORTE
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One of the sonant mutes beta delta gamma b d g in Greek or of their equivalents in other languages so named as
stand
judgment of the court stand in the shoes of : to assume the rights or obligations of stand mute : to be effectively silent: as a : to exercise the privilege against self-incrimination (as in a trial)
Defence
guilty or not guilty ?' he either confesses the charge by saying 'Guilty,' or words equivalent thereto, stands mute, does not answer directly, or pleads to the jurisdiction, or demurs, or pleads specially in bar, or generally,
Misprision
from giving evidence, to dis-close an examination before the Privy Council, or to advise a prisoner to stand mute (all of which are impediments to justice), are high misprisions and contempts, punishable by fine and imprisonment. See
Moate
To void the excrement as a bird to mute
Deaf and dumb and blind
Deaf and dumb and blind. A man that is born deaf, dumb, and blind is looked upon by the law as in the same state with an idiot, he being supposed incapable of any understanding. Nevertheless,...
Mutism
The condition state or habit of being mute or without speech
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