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Jeopardy
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Risk to a defendant of possible conviction and punishment. in a criminal case, the defendant is usually said to be "in jeopardy" after the preliminary hearing has taken place and the jury has been sworn in
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Conviction, английский
- When a judge or jury finds a criminal defendant guilty
- This is a finding by a court in great britain or overseas that you have committed a criminal act. this will include findings of service disciplinary offences in the court martial if you are or were a member of the armed forces. it will also include when you have been given a conditional discharge or an absolute discharge for an offence. you will have a conviction for an offence whether you pleaded guilty or were found guilty following a trial.
Punishment, английский
- The execution of the sentence against an offender, as awarded by a court-martial, or adjudged by a superior officer.
- Rules of conduct and penalties for flouting them are essential to all forms of society, especially so in ships at sea, which were historically independent of land-based authority, giving ship captains unfettered power over their crews. the earliest extant english-language laws and punishments are the ordinances or usages of the sea promulgated in 1190 by richard lionheart (who himself spoke little or no english) for the english crusader fleet. in part, these stated: he who kills a man on shipboard, shall be bound to
Preliminary, английский
Предварительный
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Ues que la audencia preliminar ha ocurrido y el jurado ha sido juramentado, испанский
Jail, испанский
A place of confinement that is more than a police station and less than a prison. it is usually used to hold persons convicted of misdemeanors or persons awaiting trial
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