acquittal contract
acquittal contract 免除合同 指凭借契据、时效或保有期而免除债务。
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无罪释放
无罪释放 英语：acquittal 法语：décharge, acquittement 德语：Freigabe, Freispruch 意大利语：assolutoria, assoluzione 西班牙语：absolución
absolution
absolution (ab-s[schwa]-loo-sh[schwa]n). 1. Release from a penalty; the act of absolving. 2. Civil law. An acquittal of a criminal charge. — Also termed absolutio. 3. Eccles. law. Official forgiveness of sins.
nolle prosequi
nolle prosequi (nahl-ee prahs-[schwa]-kwI), n. [Latin “not to wish to prosecute”] 1. A legal notice that a lawsuit or prosecution has been abandoned. [Cases: Pretrial Procedure 511. C.J.S. Dismissal and Nonsuit §§ 30–32, 34–35.] 2. A docket entry showing that the plaintiff or the prosecution has abandoned the action. — Often shortened to nolle. [Cases:
insanity defense
insanity defense. Criminal law. An affirmative defense alleging that a mental disorder caused the accused to commit the crime. See 18 USCA § 17; Fed. R. Crim. P. 12. 2. • Unlike other defenses, a successful insanity defense may not result in in acquittal but instead in a special verdict (“not guilty by reason of
general jail delivery
Collectively, acquittals in high numbers as a result of either lax or reckless administration of the law or defects in the law.
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multiple offense
An offense that violates more than one law but that may require different proof so that an acquittal or conviction under one statute does not exempt the defendant from prosecution under another. [Cases: Double Jeopardy 134. C.J.S. Criminal Law § 253.]
berry rule
Berry rule. The doctrine that a defendant seeking a new trial on grounds of newly discovered evidence must show that (1) the evidence is newly discovered and was unknown to the defendant at the time of trial; (2) the evidence is material rather than merely cumulative or impeaching; (3) the evidence will probably produce an
a
a. 1. (usu. cap. & often ital.) A hypothetical person (A deeds Blackacre to B). 2. [Latin] From; by; in; on; of; at. 3. [Law Latin] With. 4. [Law French] Of; at; to; for; in; with. 5. Securities. A letter used in a newspaper stock-transaction table to indicate that cash was paid during the year