Search results for: “compurgation”
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Compurgation
nounbenefit of doubt clearance defeat of the prosecution defense dismissal exculpation excuse exoneration favorable verdict to the defendant innocence just cause justification le…
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Release
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Release Meaning of Release A Relinquishment or surrender to another of some claim or interest in property , a right of action , etc. At common law , the term also denoted a conveyance of a larger estate […]
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Justification
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Justification Meaning of Justification A plea by a defendant in a civil or criminal proceeding that the act complained of was lawful . Not a denial that the act complained of was committed by the […]
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Compurgator
In Anglo-Saxon law, a compurgator was a neighbor who under oath testified as to the innocence of the accused in a criminal case or in his favor in a civil case. Compurgation is said to be the origin of trial by jury in English law.