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venue
used esp. at common law 2 : the place from which a jury is drawn and in which trial is held see also change of venue compare jurisdiction 3 : a statement showing that a case is
bullpen
in a baseball stadium off the playing field where pitchers may warm up by throwing a number of trial pitches before playing
trustbuster
trustbuster : one and esp. a federal officer who seeks to break up trusts by prosecution under the antitrust laws trust-bust·ing [-ti] n
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unreviewable
unreviewable : not reviewable [the failure to raise distinctly at trial the matter being objected to ordinarily renders a claim on appeal "State v. Person, 577 A.2d 1036 (1990)"]
variance
or positions ;esp : a disagreement between allegations (as in an indictment or complaint) and proof offered at trial that warrants an appropriate remedy (as a directed verdict or an acquittal) when prejudicial to the substantial rights
United States Court of Federal Claims
United States Court of Federal Claims : a federal court having nationwide trial jurisdiction over claims against the United States see also federal circuit NOTE: The claims over which this court
Wharton's Rule
Rule [after Francis Wharton (1820-89), American lawyer and author, who formulated it] : a rule that prohibits the prosecution of two persons for conspiracy to commit a particular offense when the offense in question can only be
witness protection program
witness protection program : a state or federal program designed to protect prosecution witnesses in serious criminal cases esp. from bodily injury or tampering (as by providing aid in establishing a
work product
impressions, conclusions, opinions, or legal theories developed by or for an attorney in anticipation of litigation or for trial
writ
and superseded by the appeal. writ of error coram nobis : a writ calling the attention of the trial court to facts which do not appear on the record despite the exercise of reasonable diligence by the
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