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suppress 1 : to put down by authority or force 2 a : to keep secret b : to stop or prohibit the publication or revelation of 3 a : to exclude (illegally obtained evidence) from use at trial [ narcotics found in violation of the right against unreasonable search and seizure] b : to fail to disclose (material evidence favorable to a defendant) in violation of due process [accused the prosecution of ing evidence] compare brady material vi : to suppress evidence sup·press·ible adj sup·pres·sion [-pre-shən] n ...

Criminal Charge

Criminal Charge, that in determining whether proceedings for condemnation constituted a 'criminal charge' for the purpose of Article 6 of the convention the court had to consider, Regina (Mudie) v. Dover Magistrates' Ct (CA), (2003) 2 WLR 1344.The court concludes as did the chamber that the nature of the charges together with the nature and severity of the penalties, were such that the charges against the applicants constituted criminal charges with in the meaning of Article 6 of the Convention which article applied to their adjudication hear-ings, R. (Napier) v. Home Secretary (QBD), (2004) 1 WLR 3056. [Human Rights Act, 1998, Art. 6]Possesses an autonomous meaning in the European Court of Human Rights jurisprudence. It is also true that the first of the three criteria, that is the domestic classification of the proceedings, is treated as no more than a starting point, Regina (Mudie) v. Dover Magistrates' Ct, (2003) LR 1238 QB (CA)....

McNabb-Mallory rule

McNabb-Mallory rule, Criminal Procedure the doctrine that a confession is inadmissible if obtained during an reasonably long detention period between arrest and preliminary hearing. Because of the broader protections afforded under the Mioranda rule, the McNabb-Mallory rule is rarely applied in modern cases, McNabb v. United States, 318 US 332, 63 S.Ct. 608 (1943); Mallory v. United States, 354 US 449, 77 S.Ct. 1356 (1957); Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 994....

Suit of partition

Suit of partition, means a judgment delivered by a court in a partition suit which is followed by a preliminary decree cannot be said to be a final judgment in the suit. Proceedings which parties may take pursuant to the preliminary decree are still a part of the suit, and it is only with the passing of the final decree that the suit comes to an end, Ct. ACt Nachiappa Chettiar v. Ct. ACt Subramanian, AIR 1960 SC 307: (1960) 2 SCR 209: (1960) SCJ 416: (1960) 1 SCA 655: (1960) 1 Mad LJ (SC) 101: (1960) 1 Andh WR (SC) 101....

jurisdiction

jurisdiction [Latin jurisdictio, from juris, genitive of jus law + dictio act of saying, from dicere to say] 1 : the power, right, or authority to interpret, apply, and declare the law (as by rendering a decision) [to be removed to the State having of the crime "U.S. Constitution art. IV"] [a court of competent ] see also situs International Shoe Co. v. Washington in the Important Cases section compare venue NOTE: Jurisdiction determines which court system should properly adjudicate a case. Questions of jurisdiction also arise regarding quasi-judicial bodies (as administrative agencies) in their decision-making capacities. ancillary jurisdiction : jurisdiction giving a court the power to adjudicate claims (as counterclaims and cross-claims) because they arise from a cause of action over which the court has original jurisdiction ;specif : supplemental jurisdiction acquired by a federal court allowing it to adjudicate claims that are based on state law but that form part of a case...

Cenation

Meal taking dining or supping...

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