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double jeopardy : the prosecution of a person for an offense for which he or she has already been prosecuted — see also jeopardy, Amendment V to the Constitution in the back matter compare merger NOTE: The Fifth Amendment to the Constitution states that no person shall “be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy of life or limb.” The double jeopardy clause bars second prosecutions after either acquittal or conviction, and prohibits multiple punishments for the same offense. ...
verdict
verdict [alteration (partly conformed to Medieval Latin veredictum) of Anglo-French veirdit statement, finding, verdict, from Old French veir true (from Latin verus) + dit saying, from Latin dictum] 1 : the usually unanimous finding or decision of a jury on one or more matters (as counts of an indictment or complaint) submitted to it in trial that ordinarily in civil actions is for the plaintiff or for the defendant and in criminal actions is guilty or not guilty compare judgment compromise verdict : a verdict produced not by sincere unanimous agreement on guilt or liability but by an improper surrender of individual convictions ;specif : an impermissible verdict by a jury that is unable to agree on liability and so compromises on an award of damages that is less than what it should be if the plaintiff has a right of recovery free from any doubts di·rect·ed verdict 1 : a verdict granted by the court when the party with the burden of proof has failed to present sufficie...
presentence report
presentence report : a report prepared by a probation officer upon conviction of a defendant that assists the sentencing court in imposing an appropriate sentence NOTE: The information contained in a presentence report includes the defendant's prior criminal history (if any) and relevant (as financial) circumstances, the appropriate classification of the defendant and of the offense under the established classification system, the kinds and range of sentences and programs available, and the impact of the offense on the victim. ...
Penalty
Penal retribution punishment for crime or offense the suffering in person or property which is annexed by law or judicial decision to the commission of a crime offense or trespass...
Delict
An offense or transgression against law Scots Law an offense of a lesser degree a misdemeanor...
wiretapping
wiretapping : interception of the contents of communication through a secret connection to the telephone line of one whose conversations are to be monitored usually for purposes of criminal investigation by law enforcement officers NOTE: Wiretapping and wiretap evidence are strictly regulated under federal and state laws. An order authorizing wiretapping may be issued only when there is probable cause to believe that a person is committing, has committed, or is about to commit a particular offense, and there must be probable cause to believe that communications relating to such an offense will be obtained. Wiretapping must not be employed when a conversation is privileged, and officers must minimize interception of conversations that are not material to the investigation. ...
Wharton's Rule
Wharton's Rule [after Francis Wharton (1820-89), American lawyer and author, who formulated it] : a rule that prohibits the prosecution of two persons for conspiracy to commit a particular offense when the offense in question can only be committed by at least two persons NOTE: Wharton's Rule does not apply when legislative intent is to the contrary (as when the legislation imposes a separate punishment for conspiracy to commit a particular crime). ...
virile share
virile share [partial translation of French part (or portion) virile equally alloted share (as in an intestate inheritance), from Latin pars virilis, literally, male's share] in the civil law of Louisiana : an amount for which a solidary obligor (as a partner) is liable: as a : an amount due from the obligor under a solidary obligation (as a debt) arising from a contract or quasi contract that is equal to that of each other obligor unless there is an agreement or judgment to the contrary b : an amount based on the proportionate fault of the obligor when the obligation arises from an offense (as in negligence) or quasi-offense called also virile portion ...
sentence
sentence [Old French, opinion, judicial sentence, from Latin sententia, ultimately from sentire to feel, think, express an opinion] 1 : a judgment formally pronouncing the punishment to be inflicted on one convicted of a crime 2 : the punishment that one convicted of a crime is ordered to receive concurrent sentence : a sentence that runs at the same time as another consecutive sentence : a sentence that runs before or after another cumulative sentence : consecutive sentence in this entry ;also : the combination of two or more consecutive sentences death sentence : a sentence condemning the convicted defendant to death de·ter·mi·nate sentence [di-tər-mə-nət-] : a sentence for a fixed rather than indeterminate length of time general sentence : a sentence that does not allocate the punishment imposed for the individual counts on which the defendant was convicted NOTE: General sentences are impermissible. in·de·ter·mi·nate s...
punish
punish 1 : to impose a penalty on for a fault, offense, or violation 2 : to inflict a penalty for the commission of (an offense) in retribution or retaliation or as a deterrent vi : to inflict punishment pun·ish·abil·i·ty [pə-ni-shə-bi-lə-tē] n pun·ish·able [pə-ni-shə-bəl] adj pun·ish·er n ...
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