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Retry

To try esp judicially a second time as to retry a case to retry an accused person

Prove

To try or to ascertain by an experiment or by a test or standard to test as to prove the

barratry

barratry pl: -tries [Middle French baraterie deception, from barater to deceive, cheat] 1 : an unlawful act or fraudulent breach of duty by a ship's master or crew that injures the interests of the ship's or...

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outpope the Pope

To try to act as a more authentic member of a group than one who is a genuine member of

lion hunter

someone who tries to attract social lions as guests

registry

registry pl: -tries 1 : registration [an instrument filed for in the conveyance records "Louisiana Civil Code"] 2 : the nationality of a ship according to its entry in a register 3 : a place of...

Assize, or assise

Hence the judicial assemblies, held by the king's commission in every county as well to take indictments as to try causes at Nisi Prius, are commonly termed the assizes. There are two commissions. (I.) General, which is issued … oyer and terminer, directed to them and many other gentlemen of the county, by which they are empowered to try treasons, felonies, etc. This is the largest commission. (2) Of gaol delivery, directed to the judges and the

Sessions of the peace

under 18 Edw. 3, c. 2 and 34 Edw. 3, c. 1. The two main jurisdictions are (1) to try, with a jury, for indictable offences not excepted by the Act of 1842 as below, and (2) to … except conspiracies and combinations to commit any offence which such justices or Recorder respectively have or has jurisdiction to try when committed by one person. (17) Stealing or injuring records or documents belonging to any court of law.

Jury

be made for exemption to the registration officer under the (English) Juries Act, 1922. Special jurors are summoned to try the more important or difficult jury cases in the King's Bench Division. Grand jury, abolished (except in a

Trial

Trial, does not exclude a proceeding relating to the delivery of judgment, Inayat v. Rex, AIR 1950 All 369: 1950 All LJ 127: 1950 All WR 245. Trial, is not necessary that the trial must be...

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