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The verdict of a jury, declaring that a criminal defendant is not guilty.
A defense by an accused person purporting to show that he or she could not have committed the crime in question.
The release, prior to trial, of a person accused of a crime, under specified conditions designed to assure that person's appearance in court when required. Also can refer to the amount of bond money ...
The action, treated as a criminal offense, of demanding money from a person in return for not revealing compromising or injurious information about that person.
In law: A formal accusation or charge against somebody (often in a court of law).
A legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decision and a reversal of the lower court's judgment or the granting of a ...
The hearing and determination of a dispute by an impartial referee agreed to by both parties (often used to settle disputes between labor and management).