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accord
accord 1 : to bring into agreement 2 : to grant or give esp. as appropriate, due, or earned vi : to be consistent or in harmony NOTE: Accord in this sense is often used to...
action
proceeding for the enforcement or protection of a right, the redress or prevention of a wrong, or the punishment of a public offense compare special proceeding at proceeding b : the right to bring or maintain such
administrative crime
administrative crime : violation of a regulation of a government agency that is punishable as a crime
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aggravating circumstance
aggravating circumstance : a circumstance relating to the commission of an act that increases the degree of liability or culpability [punitive damages are recoverable in a conversion case when the evidence shows legal malice, willfulness, insult,...
aggravator
aggravator : one that aggravates ;esp : aggravating circumstance [weigh the s and the mitigators in fixing a sentence]
Brady material
the prosecution that is favorable to a defendant's case and material to the issue of guilt or to punishment and that the prosecution is obligated to disclose to the defense : exculpatory evidence known to the prosecution
execute
execute -cut·ed -cut·ing 1 : perform : as a : to carry out fully [includes not only executed violence, but also threatened violence "Louisiana Civil Code"] b : to do what is provided or required by...
condemn
condemn 1 : to impose a penalty on ;esp : to sentence to death 2 : to adjudge unfit for use or consumption 3 : to declare convertible to public use under the right of eminent...
convict
convict [Latin convictus past participle of convincere to find guilty, prove, from com- with, together + vincer to conquer] : to find guilty of a criminal offense [was ed of fraud] compare acquit [kÄ n-vikt] n...
custody
legal authority penal custody : custody of a person (as in a correctional institution) as a form of punishment phys·i·cal custody : custody of a person (as an arrestee) whose freedom is under the actual and immediate
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