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Justification

Justification, a maintaining or showing a sufficient reason in court why the defendant did what he is called upon to answer, particularly in an action of libel; a defence of justification

not guilty by reason of insanity

not guilty by reason of insanity 1 : a plea by a criminal defendant who intends to raise an insanity defense used in jurisdictions that require such a plea in order for

Discovery

(1) It is the right, as a general rule, of a plaintiff in equity to exact from the defendant a discovery upon oath as to all matters of fact, which, being well pleaded in the bill, are

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the plaintiff, the plaintiff might issue this writ directing the sheriff to take goods or cattle of the defendant, to the value of those taken by him, and deliver them to the plaintiff, who gave a bond

Abatement

for the slow progress of the ordinary forms of justice. (3) Plea in Abatement.-A defence by which a defendant showed cause to the Court why he should not be sued, or, if sued, not in the form

verdict

elements in the same transaction used chiefly in New York re·spon·sive verdict [ri-spÄ n-siv-] : a verdict that responds to the indictment and accords with statutorily prescribed findings for a particular charge that include guilty, not guilty,

prejudice

one's legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a : substantial impairment of a defendant's ability to defend [the court found no to the defendant by the lengthy delay in bringing charges] b

libel

also held that the states cannot allow a private person to recover damages for libel against a media defendant without a showing of fault (as negligence) on the defendant's part. These protections do not apply to matters

discovery

of admissible evidence. Criminal discovery, however, has been more controversial. Under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 16, a defendant may obtain discovery of his or her own written or recorded statements or confessions, results of examinations and

civil case

civil case a lawsuit brought by a party (the plaintiff) against another party (the defendant) claiming that the defendant failed to carry out a legal duty owed to the plaintiff and that the

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