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entrapment
revocation of a license to practice medicine) as well as criminal proceedings. In order to establish entrapment, the defendant has the burden of proving either that he or she would not have committed the crime but for
merger
a : the treatment (as by statute) of two offenses deriving from the same conduct such that a defendant cannot be or is not punished for both esp. when one offense is incidental to or necessarily included
libellee
n 1 : a party against whom a suit has been instituted by a libel ;esp : the respondent or defendant in a divorce proceeding 2 : a person who has been libeled
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jury
on the basis of gender, race, or ancestry) from a jury violates the equal protection clause and the defendant's right to a jury trial. A defendant is not, however, entitled to a jury of any particular composition.
impleader
impleading a third party ;specif : a petition or complaint brought in a lawsuit by a plaintiff or defendant against a third party who may be liable to that plaintiff or defendant called also third-party practice compare
imperfect self-defense
imperfect self-defense : a defense based on self-defense that does not shield the defendant from all liability but reduces the liability esp. because the defendant actually but unreasonably believed that he or
hybrid
breach of the duty of fair representation b : of, relating to, or being representation of a criminal defendant in which the defendant represents himself or herself with the assistance of a lawyer
high-low agreement
settlement that is contingent on a jury's award of damages and that sets a minimum amount that the defendant will pay the plaintiff if the award is below that amount and a maximum amount that the defendant
habeas corpus
with the cause] : a writ issued from a superior court to an inferior court requiring that a defendant be produced along with the cause for which the defendant has been taken and held called also habeas
forum
forum 1 : public forum 2 a : a judicial body or assembly : court [allowed the defendant in a state court action to choose the federal by removing the case "M. H. Redish"] b :
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