Plea - Law Dictionary Search Results
confession
elements of the crime. In order to be admissible as evidence, a confession must be voluntary. A guilty plea is considered a judicial confession.
confession and avoidance
confession and avoidance : a common-law plea in which a party confesses an allegation but alleges additional facts to avoid the intended legal effect of
demurrer
a demurrer, literally, to stay, dwell, delay, from Old French demorer, from Latin demorari to delay] : a plea in response to an allegation (as in a complaint or indictment) that admits its truth but also asserts
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dissolution
of a corporation involuntary dissolution : dissolution of a corporation by a court in response to a shareholder petition based on statutorily prescribed grounds voluntary dissolution : dissolution of a corporation upon the initiative of the directors
enter
put in correct form before a court or on a record [ed judgment against the defendant] [ing a plea] compare render 4 : to go upon (real property) by right of entry esp. to take possession [if
entry
by the officer] see also trespass 3 : the act of making or entering a record (as a plea or judgment) [an of default] ;also : a record entered [a docket ]
family farmer or family fisherman
a farming or fishing operation that meets certain debt limits and other statutory criteria for filing a bankruptcy petition under chapter 12. Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
family fourth preference
and children. The American citizen must be 21 years of age or older before he/she can file the petition. Before 1992 this was known as Fifth Preference (P-5). Source: Department of State. March 2007.
show
extend a plan beyond three years, he must show cause "J. H. Williamson"] [must show cause why the petition may not be granted]
manifest injustice
injustice : an outcome in a case that is plainly and obviously unjust [acceptance of an involuntary guilty plea constitutes manifest injustice]
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