shield law. 1. A statute that affords journalists the privilege not to reveal confidential sources. See journalist’s privilege under PRIVILEGE(3). [Cases: Witnesses 196. 1. C.J.S. Witnesses § 358.] “More than half of the states have ‘shield laws’ creating ‘reporters’ privileges’ that are sometimes broader than the First Amendment version of that privilege.” David A. Anderson, […]
Falconer error. A trial court’s failure to instruct the jury that a guilty finding on a manslaughter charge requires acquittal on a murder charge. Falconer v. Lane, 905 F.2d 1129 (7th Cir. 1990).
偿还 (款项) 英语：satisfaction (payment) 法语：paiement, acquittement 德语：Bezahlung, Begleichung 意大利语：pagamento, adempimento, risarcimento 西班牙语：pago, satisfacción
eat inde sine die (ee-[schwa]t in-dee sI-nee dI-ee). [Latin] Let him go thence without day. • These words were used on a defendant’s acquittal, or when a prisoner was to be discharged, to signify that the matter be dismissed without any further judicial proceedings. See GO HENCE WITHOUT DAY.