Adversary system: Basic U.S. trial system in which each of the opposing parties has opportunity to state his viewpoints before the court. Plaintiff argues for defendant's guilt (criminal) or liability (civil).
Adversary System - The trial system in the United States and some other countries where each of the opposing (adversary) parties have a full opportunity to give or establish its opposing ideas before the court.
adversary system: the system of trial practice in the U.S. and some other countries in which each of the opposing, or adversary, parties has full opportunity to present and establish its opposing contentions before the court ...
Adversary system The trial method used in the U.S. and some other countries.
adversary system General term for judicial system in which the opposing parties have an opportunity to state their viewpoints and receive a decision by a disinterested third party, whether it is the judge or a jury.
adversary system The system used to decide court cases in Australia, where the opposing parties (q.v.) argue against each other, with a judge or magistrate as an independent decision maker or arbitrator. affidavit ...
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"... in our adversary system of criminal justice, any person haled (sic) into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him.
Ex Parte Proceeding: The legal procedure in which only one side is represented. It differs from adversary system or adversary proceeding.
See also: Jurisdiction, Law, Court, Action, Civil
 
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