Tag: Trial
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Guaranty
An undertaking to answer for another’s liability, and collateral thereto. A collateral undertaking to pay the debt of another in case he does not pay it. Shaw, C. J., 24 Pick. (Mass.) 252. 194 111. App. 514. It is distinguished from suretyship in being a secondary, while that is a […]
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Admonition
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Admonition Meaning of Admonition A reprimand from a judge to a person accused, on being discharged, warning him of the consequences of his conduct, and intimating to him that, should he be guilty of the same […]
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Hearsay
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Hearsay Meaning of Hearsay Hearsay Legal Definition Second-hand evidence, generally consisting of a witness’s testimony that he/she heard someone else say […]
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Dying Declaration
These are statements of material facts concerning the cause and circumstances of the homicide made by the victim under the fixed and solemn belief that his death is inevitable and near at hand, without any hope of recovery. Such statements are admissible in evidence on the principle that […]
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Hung Jury
See alsoA jury wherein the members cannot reach a verdict because of differences… (Read more)…
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Grand Jury Indictment
See alsoAn accusation in writing found and presented by a jury charging that… (Read more)…