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JUSTICE (Lat. justitia), a term used both in the abstract, for the quality of being or doing what is just, i.e.
Justice of the Peace definition:
A judicial officer with a limited role, usually in criminal law, to perform minor judicial tasks such as authorizing search warrants and approving criminal charges.
Justice System at Legal Glossary What is it? A term lawyers use to describe the courts and other bureaucracies that handle Americans criminal legal business, including offices of various state and federal prosecutors and public defenders.
JUSTICES IN EYRE - These were certain judges established, if not first appointed, when England was divided into certain circuits and three justices in eyre, or justices itinerant as they were sometimes called, ...
Justice Of The Peace
They are appointed officers who maintains peace and sanity and punishes who breaches them with having the powers of lowest levels in judicial section.
Chief Justice: Presiding judge of the Supreme Court.
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The crime of obstruction of justice includes crimes committed by judges, prosecutors, attorneys general, and elected officials in general.
Lord Chief Justice is the name given to the judge who presides over the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court.
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Criminal justice system - The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
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Fairness. A state of affairs in which conduct or action is both fair and right, given the circumstances. In law, it more specifically refers to the paramount obligation to ensure that all persons are treated fairly.
Justice of the Peace: Another name for a magistrate, often indicated by the letters JP after his or her name.
Juvenile Court: A special section of the magistrates' court dealing only with juveniles.
justice courts An older term referring to what are now called district courts.
justice of the peace An older term referring to a judge in a court of limited jurisdiction; the term has been largely replaced by district court judge.
JUSTICE. The constant and perpetual disposition to render every man his due. Just. Inst. B. 1, tit. 1. Toullier defines it to be the conformity of our actions and our will to the law. Dr. Civ. Fr. tit. prel. n. 5.
Natural Justice:
A word used to refer to situations where audi alteram partem (the right to be heard) and nemo judex in parte sua (no person may judge their own case) apply.
Justice of the peace court
Definition
: a local court of limited jurisdiction usu. over minor civil and criminal actions, small claims, and some felony preliminaries which is presided over by a justice of the peace and which usu.
Justices of the peace have in general power to take bail of persons accused; and, when they have such authority they are required to take such bail There are many cases, however, under the laws of the several states, ...
justice system
A term lawyers use to describe the courts and other bureaucracies that handle American's criminal legal business, including offices of various state and federal prosecutors and public defenders.
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Indictable offence
Offences which can only be tried in the Crown Court (e.g. robbery and aggravated burglary), therefore is more serious than those which can proceed by summary trial in a Magistrates Court.
Whither Justice? Uganda and Five Years of the International Criminal Court Michael Drexler argues that the International Criminal Court is pursuing an inappropriate engagement strategy in Uganda by ignoring the impacts of criminal prosecution and ...
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Judge or Justice - a public official who hears and decides cases brought before a court of law. North Carolina has seven justices on the Supreme Court, 15 judges on the Court of Appeals, 105 Superior Court judges, and 235 District Court judges.
Vigilante justice
Vigilantism
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Generally, justice or fairness. Historically, equity refers to a separate body of law developed in England in reaction to the inability of the common-law courts, in their strict adherence to rigid writs and forms of action, ...
Equity- Justice administered according to fairness; the spirit or habit of fairness in dealing with other persons.
Escheat- The process by which a deceased person's property goes to the state if no heir can be found.
Obstructing justice
An act which tends to impede or thwart the administration of justice. Examples include trying to bribe a witness or juror or providing law enforcement officers with information known to be false.
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obstruction of justice
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Natural justice: The requirement for application of the tenets audi alteram partem (hear the other side) and nemo judex in causa sua (no-one may be a judge in his own case).
Obstruction of Justice
The act or attempt to impede justice or a judicial proceeding, often by officials who have a duty to administer justice.
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Emanation of state
A governmental body responsible for providing a public service.
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TOP Perpetuating testimony : The recording of evidence when it is feared that the person with that evidence may soon die or disappear and that this person's evidence, if recorded, could then be used in the future to prevent a possible injustice ...
not by mere hypothesis or superstitious speculation but by rules that establish truth and protect the innocent against injustice brought about by falsehood.
Certificate of Appointment of Estate Trustee With a Will A legal document issued by a Superior Court of Justice confirming that the will filed with the court is the last will of the deceased and that the person named as estate trustee in the ...
Administrative law Synonymous with "natural justice." Administrative law is that body of law which applies for hearings before quasi-judicial or administrative tribunals.
In civil cases a change may be permitted in the interests of justice or for the convenience of the parties.
It [common law] consists of a few comprehensive principles, founded on reason, natural justice, and enlightened public policy, modified and adapted to the circumstances of all the cases which fall within it. Civil law.
According to the Justice Department, who was involved in investigating Pfizer's Warner-Lambert unit, the company discussed unapproved uses of its epilepsy drug Neurontin at these events.
In its narrow and more usual sense, contempt refers to the despising of the authority, justice, or dignity of a court. A contempt of court can be classified as civil or criminal, direct or constructive.
Also means, Remedies under the law to determine fairness, right and justice.
Latin: a principle of natural justice which prohibits a judicial decision which impacts upon individual rights without giving all parties in the dispute a right to be heard. Habeas corpus was an early expression of the audi alteram partem principle.
contempt of court: any act calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct a court in the administration of justice, or calculated to lessen its authority or dignity. Contempt is of two kinds: direct and indirect.
Court - 1. Place where justice is administered. 2. Judge or judges sitting on the court administering justice.
Court administrator - Manager of administrative, non judicial affairs of the court.
Contempt of Court: An action that interferes with a judge's ability to administer justice or that insults the dignity of the court. Disrespectful comments to the judge or a failure to heed a judge's orders could be considered contempt of court.
Term: Obstruction Of Justice
Definition: The act or attempt to impede justice or a judicial proceeding, often by officials who have a duty to administer justice.
Warrant of Arrest - A writ by a magistrate, justice or other competent authority, to a sheriff or other officer, requiring him to arrest a person therein named and bring him before the magistrate of Court to answer to a specified charge.
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judicial hearing officer (JHO): a person who has served as a judge or justice of a court of record of the Unified Court System, and who no longer is serving in such capacity, ...
The Latin term "Jus naturale" means, in a UK legal context: "natural justice".
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Judgment - The official and authentic decision of a court of justice upon the rights and claims of parties to an action or suit submitted to the court for determination. (See also summary judgment.) ...
OPINION - A formal statement by a judge, magistrate or justice (another name used for trial level judges in some states), that sets forth a decision about some aspect of a case or on the legal issues bearing on a case.
Statutory Declaration - A written declaration agreed in the presence of a Justice of the Peace or a person who is authorised to administer oaths, but not made upon oath or affirmation.
CONTEMPT OF COURT Any act which is calculated to embarrass, hinder, or obstruct court in administration of justice.
CONTRIBUTORY NEGLIGENCE Failure to use ordinary care which combined with negligence of another party caused an injury.
Action Case- Cause, suit, or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.
Additur - An increase by a judge in the amount of damages awarded by a jury.
Trial Referee: An attorney appointed by the Chief Justice to hear any civil non-jury case where the parties agree to use a trial referee and all the legal papers have been filed.
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magistrate - An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charges with a crime; includes any justice or judge of the appellate courts. and judges of the district court.
malfeasance - Unlawful conduct.
Cause: A lawsuit, litigation, or action. Any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested before a court of justice.
Causation: The act by which an effect is produced. See also "legal cause" and "proximate cause." ...
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