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Most Popular Legal Definitions
tainted evidence
In a criminal trial, information which has been obtained by illegal means or has
been traced through evidence acquired by illegal search and/or
seizure.
sole proprietorship
A business by a single individual which is not
formally organized and for which the individual and the business are
indistinguishable in law.
venire
The list from which jurors may be selected.
continuance
an adjournment of a trial or some other legal hearing
persecution
causing pain or suffering on another based on
differences in race, religion, creed, etc.
civil procedure
The complex and often confusing body of rules and regulations set out in both
state and federal laws which establish the format under which civil lawsuits are
filed, pursued and tried. Civil procedure refers only to form and procedure, and
not to the substantive law which gives people the right to sue or defend a
lawsuit.
Bill of Rights
the first ten amendments to the federal Constitution
inter alia
Latin, meaning 'among other things.'
hostile witness
During an examination-in-chief, a lawyer is not allowed to ask leading questions
of their own witness. But, if that witness openly displays hostility against the
interest of the person that the lawyer represents, the lawyer may ask the court
to declare the witness "hostile", after which, the lawyer may ask their own
witness leading questions.
misdemeanor
A crime of lesser seriousness than a felony where the punishment might be a fine
or prison for less than one year.