6-Law-Trial-Decision

adjudication

Courts decree or judge {adjudication}|.

acquittal

Judgments {acquittal}| can be not-guilty verdicts in criminal cases, release people from contract obligations, or dismiss charges on legal grounds.

arrest of judgment

Courts can postpone judgments {arrest of judgment}.

certiorari

Court proceedings {certiorari} can review government-agency or lower-court decisions.

continuance

Courts can adjourn to another day {continuance}|.

conviction

Judges or juries can find defendants guilty {conviction}|.

deportation

Courts can expel people from countries {deportation}|.

dictum

Judges evaluate how current case differs from, and is similar to, previous cases {dictum}.

enjoin

Courts can require acts or order someone to desist from acts {enjoin}|.

joinder

Courts can formally accept {joinder} questions.

mistrial

Trials can end by court-procedure errors {mistrial}|.

nolle prosequi

Prosecutors can decide on no prosecution {nol. pros.} {nolle prosequi}.

probable cause

People are likely to be guilty for reasons {probable cause}|.

proscription

Courts can prohibit actions {proscription}|.

remand

Courts can send cases back to lower courts to correct mistakes {remand}|.

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