impartial juror
impartial juror 公正的陪审员 能够根据证据作出公正裁断的陪审员。
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impartial expert
impartial expert 公正的专家 由法庭聘请的就提交法庭解决的事务提供公正意见的专家证人。如劳工赔偿委员会通常会聘请一位公正的医生进行检查并将检查结果报告该委员会。
comparative disparity
comparative disparity. Constitutional law. The percentage of underrepresentation of a particular group among potential jurors on a venire, in comparison with the group’s percentage of the general population. • Comparative disparity is calculated by subtracting a group’s percentage of representation on the venire from the group’s per-centage of the population — that is, calculating the
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fair
fair, adj. 1. Impartial; just; equitable; disinterested (everyone thought that Judge Jones was fair). 2. Free of bias or prejudice (in jury selection, the lawyers tried to select a fair and impartial jury). fair, n. Hist. A privileged market for the buying and selling of goods. • A fair was an incorporeal hereditament granted to
fact finding
fact-finding. 1. The process of taking evidence to determine the truth about a disputed point of fact. 2. Int’l law. The gathering of information for purposes of international relations, including the peaceful settlement of disputes and the supervision of international agreements. • Examples of fact-finding include legislative tours and the acquisition of information required for
public hearing
A hearing that, within reasonable limits, is open to anyone who wishes to observe. • Such a hearing is often characterized by the right to appear and present evidence in a case before an impartial tribunal. [Cases: Administrative Law and Procedure 473. C.J.S. Public Administrative Law and Procedure §§ 136, 138–139.]
independent advice
independent advice. Counsel that is impartial and not given to further the interests of the person giving it. • Whether a testator or donor received independent advice before making a disposition is often an important issue in an undue-influence challenge to the property disposition. — Also termed proper independent advice.
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appraiser
appraiser. An impartial person who estimates the value of something, such as real estate, jewelry, or rare books. — Also termed valuer. merchant appraiser. See MERCHANT APPRAISER.
absolute disparity
absolute disparity. Constitutional law. The difference between the percentage of a group in the general popula-tion and the percentage of that group in the pool of prospective jurors on a venire. • For example, if Afri-can-Americans make up 12% of a county’s population and 8% of the potential jurors on a venire, the absolute disparity
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expert
expert, n. A person who, through education or experience, has developed skill or knowledge in a particular subject, so that he or she may form an opinion that will assist the fact-finder. Fed. R. Evid. 702. See DAUBERT TEST. [Cases: Criminal Law 478–480; Evidence 535–546. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 1070–1071; Evidence §§ 521, 523–527, 599–600,