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district court

district court often cap D&C : a trial court having general or limited jurisdiction in a judicial district: as a : one of the federal trial

privilege

actual malice called also conditional privilege b : an exemption from a requirement to disclose information (as for trial) that is granted because of a relationship or position that demands confidentiality [the attorney-client ] [the doctor-patient ]

stand

accused] 2 : to remain valid or effective [let the ruling ] vt : to submit to [ trial] stand in judgment : to submit to the judgment of the court stand in the shoes of :

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Accused, statement of

that whatever he says will be taken down in writing, and may be given in evidence upon his trial. The justices, before the accused person makes any statement, must make him clearly understand that he has nothing

Appeal

which gives the House of Lords power to refuse these appeals. See CRIMINAL APPEAL; CROWN CASES RESERVED; NEW TRIAL; PRIZE Court; PRIVY COUNCIL. An appeal is essentially continuation of the original proceedings and the provisions applied at

Camera

Ken. Glos. --means room, chamber, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn. The judge's private room behind the court. A trial is said to take place in camera when the public are excluded from the court. No criminal trial

Character

his defence, and, if they speak to nothing else, it is the custom that the counsel for the prosecution should not reply. it is not allowable to state any particulars of the prisoner'' conduct, either in proof

Notice to produce

written instrument which would be evidence for the other if produced, a notice to produce it at the trial may be served either upon him, his solicitor, or agent. The notice must specify the instrument with a

May

(HC) 431: 1953 All 687. The word 'may' occurring in the expression 'as may be produced by the prosecution as witnesses to the actual commission alleged' in section 207A of the Criminal Procedure Code does not entitle

Notice of admit

Notice of admit. The parties to a suit may, by their solicitors, agree to admit at the trial documents and facts; and such agreement often saves trouble and expense, where there is no ground for disputing

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