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Duces tecum, subp'na
have in his possession any written instrument, etc., which it is desired to put in evidence at the trial, instead of the common subp'na he is served with a subpoena duces tecum, commanding him to bring it
Nemo debet bis vexari, si constat curi' quod sit pro una et eadem causa
application of the maxim, see Rex. v. Simpson, (1914) 1 KB 66. See AUTREFOIS CONVICT. But an abortive trial without a verdict, as if a jury he discharged for inability to agree, may be followed by a
Decem tales
Decem tales (ten such). If, when a trial at bar (see BAR, TRIAL AT) is called on, a sufficient number of jurors do not attend, the
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jury
"Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr."] see also advisory jury, array, grand jury, inquest, jury nullification, petit jury, special jury, trial jury, venire Amendment VI to the Constitution in the back matter NOTE: The jury of American and English
admission
true NOTE: In civil cases admissions are often agreed to and offered in writing to the court before trial as a method of reducing the number of issues to be proven at trial. b : a party's
Culprit
Culprit. The prisoner at the Bar awaiting his trial after a plea of not guilty. 'Its first recorded use is in the trial of the Earl of
court-martial
also: court-martials 1 : a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction 2 : a trial by a court-martial
court-martial
also: court-martials 1 : a court consisting of commissioned officers and in some instances enlisted personnel for the trial of members of the armed forces or others within its jurisdiction 2 : a trial by a court-martial
hearing
presented on the matter at issue to be decided by a person or body having decision-making authority compare trial NOTE: The purpose of a hearing is to provide the opportunity for each side of a dispute, and
injunction
with its provisions called also final injunction perpetual injunction preliminary injunction : an interlocutory injunction issued before a trial for purposes of preventing the defendant from acting in a way that will irreparably harm the plaintiff's ability
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