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motion in limine

motion in limine (in lim-[schwa]-nee). A pretrial request that certain inadmissible evidence not be referred to or offered at trial. • Typically, a party makes this motion when it believes that mere mention of the evidence during trial would be highly prejudicial and could not be remedied by an instruction to disregard. If, after the […]

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in limine

in limine (in lim-[schwa]-nee), adv. [Latin “at the outset”] Preliminarily; presented to only the judge, before or during trial (a question to be decided in limine). See MOTION IN LIMINE. [Cases: Criminal Law 632(4); Federal Civil Procedure 2011; Pretrial Procedure 3. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 448, 456, 458.]

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motion in limine

motion in limine 防止偏见申请 要求法庭禁止对方律师引用或提供对申请方存有严重偏见以致即使法官对陪审团作出起纠正作用的指示亦不能防止这种偏见对陪审团产生先入影响的证据,其目的是避免在审理中注入一些与案件无关的、不能接纳的、有偏见的事项。同意申请不是对证据的裁定。 (→motion to suppress;suppression hearing)

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