Admit
n. The financial support which a husband is bound to give to his wife after divorcing her; though used in loose terms for the support which parents are bound to give to their children, ...
To state something is true. 1) In civil cases, the defendants will admit or deny each allegation in their answers filed with the court. When the defendant admits an allegation, that claim need not be proved in trial. 2) In criminal law, ...
LAWFULLY ADMITTED FOR PERMANENT RESIDENCE - The status of having been lawfully accorded the privilege of residing permanently in the United States as an immigrant in accordance with the immigration laws, such status not having changed. 8 USC ...
Request To Admit: See, Request for Admission.
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ADMIT: (Juvenile Court) The equivalent of a guilty plea in adult court.
ADOPTION: A judicial proceeding which creates the legal relationship of parent and child.
admit
v. 1) to state something is true in answering a complaint filed in a lawsuit. The defendant will admit or deny each allegation in his or her answer filed with the court.
Nemo admittendus est inhabilitare seipsum. No one is allowed to incapacitate himself. Jenk. Cent. 40. Sed vide "To stultify," and 5 Whart. 371.
While admitting none of the defendants were involved in the bombing, the prosecution made a weak argument that Lingg had built the bomb and two prosecution witnesses (Harry Gilmer and Malvern Thompson) tried to imply the bomb thrower was helped by ...
A patient admitted to a mental hospital on a doctor's recommendation and without the patient's consent.
irreconcilable difference
Serious long-term disagreement between parties that cannot be overcome.
"It may be admitted because it bears on the reasonableness of the defendant's apprehension of danger at the time of the incident."
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Request to admit See, Request for Admission.
Rescission The unmaking or undoing of a contract; repeal.
Research A careful hunting for facts or truth about a subject; inquiry; investigation.
confess To admit as true; to assent to; to concede.
confession (of judgment) The act of a debtor permitting judgment to be entered against him by his creditor, for a specific sum, by a written statement to that effect, ...
The act of 1822 admitted corn of the British possessions in North America under a favoured scale of duties, and in 1825 a temporary act was passed, allowing the import of wheat from these provinces at a fixed duty of 5s.
A person neither admits nor denies the charges, letting them stand as is.
Non-jury trial
A case tried by a judge.
AdmissionAny fact admitted by the other side is admitted for all purposes. Defendants must either admit, deny, or allege that they have no knowledge of the allegations of the complaint.
" Plea bargaining Negotiations during a criminal trial, between an accused person and a prosecutor in which the accused agrees to admit to a crime (sometimes a lesser crime than the one set out in the original charge), ...
TOP Naturalization To confer the rights of a national, to admit to citizenship, to become established as if native.
H-1B - workers with "specialty occupations" admitted on the basis of professional education, skills, ...
Oxycontin: Oxycontin most recently made headlines when radio announcer Rush Limbaugh admitted his addiction to the powerful, heroin-like painkiller in 2003.
ALFORD PLEA - The so-called Alford plea is a form of "guilty" plea in which the defendant does not admit the act, ...
Attorneys must be admitted to the bar before they can practice law in the United States.
Type of plea which may be entered with leave of court to a criminal complaint or indictment by which the defendant does not admit or deny the charges, though a fine or sentence may be imposed pursuant to it.
In general, you may apply to change your nonimmigrant status as long as you were lawfully admitted into the United States with a nonimmigrant visa, your nonimmigrant status remains valid, ...
If the court determines the will is valid, the court then "admits" the will to probate. 2) n. a general term for the entire process of administration of estates of dead persons, including those without wills, with court supervision.
Confession And Avoidance A plea, or answer, to a complaint in a civil case, in which the defendant admits the allegations in the lawsuit but alleges other facts that, if found to be true by the trier of fact, ...
: those qualified to practice in the courts of a particular jurisdiction <admitted to the Arizona ~> <the bankruptcy ~>
compare bench
b : the profession or occupation of lawyer
c : See also bar examination<passed the ~> ...
The accused agrees to admit to a crime (sometimes a lesser crime than the one set out in the original charge), thus avoiding the expense of a public trial, ...
A denial of wrongdoing in which a person actually admits more than she denies.
A plea through which the defendant does not admit guilt, but which has the same legal effect as a plea of guilty in a criminal case.
To attempt to have something admitted into evidence in a trial; to introduce evidence 3. An "offer" in contract law is a proposal to make a deal.
Alford Doctrine: A plea in a criminal case in which the defendant does not admit guilt, but agrees that the state has enough evidence against him or her to get a conviction. Allows the defendant to enter into a plea bargain with the state.
Each allegation in the complaint must be admitted or denied in the answer. The defendant may also raise any affirmative defenses in the answer. Failure to raise an affirmative defense in the pleadings will result in a waiver of that defense.
confession: When someone admits, out loud or in writing, that they committed a certain crime. (Compare with admission.)
confidential record: Information in a court case that is not available to the public. (See public record, sealed record.) ...
admission 1 : the act or process of admitting [ into evidence] 2 a : a party's acknowledgment that a fact or statement is true NOTE: In civil cases admissions are often agreed to and offered in writing to the ...
Cadit quaestio - The matter admits of no further argument
Certiorari - Originally a writ from a High Court to a lower Court
Ceteris peribus - Other things being equal ...
The Latin term "Cadit quaestio" means, in a UK legal context: "the matter admits of no further argument".
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Evidence - documents, objects or testimony admitted in a trial to prove certain facts.
Expungement - Process by which a record of criminal conviction is removed by order of the court.
Request for admission - Also, Request to Admit. Written statements of facts concerning a case which are submitted to an adverse party and which that party must admit or deny; a discovery device.
An exception to the hearsay rule, which allows a business document to be admitted into evidence if a proper foundation is laid to show it is reliable.
Building Materials Exemption
A specific types of exempt property.
Bar Examination: A state examination taken by prospective lawyers in order to be admitted and licensed to practice law.
Battery: The unlawful use of force resulting in the injury of another. Battery always includes assault. See assault.
Inadmissible - That which, under the rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received as evidence.
Incapacity - Lack of legal ability to act; disability, incompetence; lack of adequate power.
that which under the established rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received in court.
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Indictment
Written accusation of a grand jury, charging that a person or business committed a crime.
hypothetical question - An imaginary situation, incorporating facts previously admitted into evidence, upon which an expert witness is permitted to give an opinion as to a condition resulting from the situation.
Self-Incrimination
Statements by a defendant which would tend to admit guilt to a criminal offense. Under the Fifth Amendment, persons may refuse to answer questions or give testimony which would tend to subject them to criminal prosecution.
If someone is found liable by the court or admits liability then they will be responsible for paying damages.
Master
A procedural judge (UK) ...
Confession - A statement by person, either oral or written, admitting that he committed a certain offense. The statement must include all of the elements of the offense, or it is not a confession but an admission.
CALIFORNIA
The name of one of the states of the United States. It was admitted into the Union, by-an Act of Congress, passed the 9th September, 1850,... more ...
That which, under the rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received as evidence.
In Camera:
In chambers, or in private. A hearing in camera takes place in the judge's office (chambers) outside of the presence of the jury and the public.
Subordination: A lien or claim that is weaker than another lien or claim, and admittedly will be honored only after the stronger lien or claim has been satisfied.
request for admission - A trial procedure, in which one side asks the other to admit that certain facts are true in order to save time at trial.
Nolo contendere - A person neither admits nor denies the charges, letting them stand as is.
Non-jury trial - A case tried by a judge.
inadmissible/incompetent evidence - Information which is so unreliable it cannot be admitted under the established rules of evidence.
in camera - In a judge's chambers; in private.
HEARSAY: Secondhand information that a witness only heard about from someone else and did not see or hear himself. Hearsay is not admitted in court because it's not trustworthy, though there are many exceptions.
HOLOGRAPHIC WILL: An unwitnessed handwritten will. A few states allow such documents to be admitted to probate, but most courts are very reluctant to accept them.
Inadmissible - Those items or matters, under the established rules of evidence, cannot be admitted or received in court.
ANSWER - In a civil case, the defendant's written response to the plaintiff's complaint. It must be filed within a specified period of time, and it either admits to or (more typically) denies the factual or legal basis for liability.
For example, a judge uses discretion to decide whether a witness can testify or whether evidence is admitted. Abuse of discretion happens when the Superior Court ruling is arbitrary, unreasonable or absurd because it makes absolutely no sense.
exhibit: a paper, document or other article produced and exhibited to a court during a trial or hearing and, on being accepted, is marked for identification or admitted in evidence ...
(advocates, or counsel) before the court, were said to be "called to the bar", that is, privileged so to appear, speak and otherwise serve in the presence of the judges as "barristers". The corresponding phrase in the United States is "admitted to ...
ExhibitA document or object admitted as evidence in court.ExpertA person who has developed skill and knowledge on a subject and is accepted by a court as being able to form opinions on evidence presented to assist the judge.
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