criminal law and procedure

Abatement ab initio is a rule in criminal law which negates a conviction if the defendant died before they could exhaust all appeals . In People v. wex THE LEGAL PROCESS criminal law crimi...

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Acceptance of service is defined as an agreement by the defendant (or the defendant's attorney ) to accept papers or a complaint without having the papers served by a process server or a sheri...

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Abuse of process is a common law tort that involves the misuse of legal process(es) for an ulterior purpose. Abuse of process is one of several actionable offenses aimed at discouraging bad-fai...

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Abuse excuse is defined as a self-defense claim which is usually used in criminal cases , stating that a defendant is incapable of distinguishing between right and wrong or controlling their ...

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Abuse is an action that intentionally causes harm or injures another person. This can refer to physical abuse, psychological abuse, mental abuse, or child abuse (see below). Abuse is also to m...

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Abscond means leaving a jurisdiction secretly or suddenly, e.g. to avoid service of process , arrest , or prosecution ; or leaving with another person's money or property . Absconding is general...

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Abduction means the taking of a person against their will, generally by means of persuasion, fraud , or force. Some jurisdictions also require that the abductee (the person who is abducted) be a...

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A.K.A. is the abbreviation of “also known as.” It is often used to specify a party’s aliases or nicknames in a case . ] wex legal education and writing THE LEGAL PROCESS courts cri...

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An a priori assumption is an assumption that is presumed to be true without any assessment of the facts or without further proof. wex civil procedure legal theory courts and procedure crimi...

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A priori signals an assertion that is based on prior knowledge or intuition. In Latin, the term literally means ‘from former’. An a priori determination is formed prior to investigation. F...

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A fortiori signals an argument that it is based on an even stronger argument. In Latin, the term literally means ‘from stronger’. A fortiori is generally used to suggest that an argument is ...

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Absolute disparity is a calculation used to analyze a claim that a jury pool did not represent a fair cross-section of the community. For instance, a jury pool that is composed of only white jur...

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Ab initio is a Latin term that means "from the beginning” or “from inception.” Ab initio is used to indicate that some fact existed from the start of a relevant time period. It is often us...

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Abet refers to criminally assisting another person in the commission of a crime including planning a crime, escaping from a crime, or in the actual commission of the crime. wex THE LEGAL PROCE...

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