For the Week ending 06/30/06
Directions: Choose the word that matches with the definition and appropriately fits into the blank space in the sentence.
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A release, absolution, or discharge of an obligation or liability. In criminal law the finding of not guilty.
The defendents in the recent Enron case did not receive the _______ they expected from the jurors. |
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An order issued by a judge for the arrest of a person.
The judge ordered a _______ for the arrest of two individuals in connection with the bank robbery. |
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Testimony of a witness or a party taken under oath outside the courtroom, the transcript of which becomes a part of the court's file.
Before a trial, _______ are taken during the Discovery phase by lawyers on both sides to obtain facts and information about the case. |
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The rule preventing illegally obtained evidence to be used in any trial.
Lawyers of defendents push the legal limits to use the _______, under which evidence obtained in violation of the Fourth Amendment is ordinarily inadmissible in a criminal trial. |
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The process by which the record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed.
After _______, a criminal conviction (and in some cases even an arrest) ordinarily need not be disclosed by the person convicted, and no arrest or conviction shows up if a potential employer, educational institution, or government agency conducts a background search of an individual's public records. |