Preliminary Hearing
In the court of law where criminal cases are concerned, the proceeding known as preliminary hearing, takes place before the judicial officer, after the prosecutor files a criminal lawsuit against the defendant.
Preliminary Examination (or Preliminary hearing): A hearing before a magistrate or judge to determine if there is probable cause to warrant holding a person accused of a crime. It is a procedure to prevent a possible abuse of prosecutorial power.
preliminary hearing - A probable cause hearing in Circuit Court which screens felony criminal cases by deciding whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial in the District Court.
Preliminary hearing - Also, preliminary examination. A hearing by a judge to determine whether a person charged with a crime should be held for trial. (See arraignment.) ...
Preliminary Hearing: Another term for arraignment.
Pre-Injunction: Court order requiring action or forbidding action until a decision can be made whether to issue a permanent injunction. It differs from a temporary restraining order.
Preliminary hearing - A hearing appointed to decide a point of procedure, usually in inter partes proceedings.
Priority Document - A document which establishes a priority date.
Preliminary Hearing - Synonymous with "preliminary examination"; the hearing given a person charged with a crime by a judge to determine whether he should be held for trial.
Preliminary Hearings - held to determine if there is sufficient evidence to hold a trial.
Preponderance of Evidence - evidence as a whole which shows the fact is more likely than not.
preliminary hearing: A hearing where the judge decides whether there is enough evidence to make the defendant have a trial.
Preliminary hearing
A full hearing with evidence before the IT on a preliminary issue which can be separated from the main claim. It is usually on a matter of jurisdiction, e.g.
PRELIMINARY HEARING: Legal proceeding used in some states in which a prosecutor presents evidence to a judge in an attempt to show that there is probable cause that a person committed a crime.
preliminary hearing - A probable cause hearing which screens felony criminal cases by deciding whether there is enough evidence to warrant a trial. If the judge determines there is sufficient evidence, the defendant is "bound over" for trial.
preliminary hearing
n. in criminal law, a hearing to determine if a person charged with a felony (a serious crime punishable by a term in the prison) should be tried for the crime charged, ...
Preliminary Hearing - See 'Initial Appearance.'
Preliminary Injunction - Court order requiring action or forbidding action until a decision can be made whether to issue a permanent injunction. It differs from a temporary restraining order.
preliminary hearing Hearing conducted to determine whether sufficient evidence exists to proceed with criminal charges against a defendant, or to determine other preliminary matters in a criminal case.
preliminary injunction See injunction.
Preliminary Hearing:
Another term for arraignment. Legal proceeding used in some states in which a prosecutor presents evidence to a judge in an attempt to show that there is probable cause and that a person committed a crime.
Preliminary Hearing
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A preliminary hearing in criminal cases where parties can try to reach agreement on some matters before the full hearing.
contravene
To breach, neglect or refuse to comply with a particular requirement or condition.
Indictable Offence More serious criminal offences that carry longer maximum sentences and higher fines; these offences are also subject to more complex court procedures, including the right to a preliminary hearing before a trial in the ...
Preliminary hearing before magistrate is, basically, a first screening of the charge; its function is not to try the defendant, ...
See also: felony Grand Jury indictable offense preliminary hearing
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An information is a written accusation of crime made by a district attorney, without action by a grand jury, after a magistrate, at a preliminary hearing, ...
held to answer: A judge's decision at the end of a preliminary hearing in a trial court saying there is enough evidence against the defendant to have a trial. (See also bind over.) ...
Constitution safeguards the right to a preliminary hearing by a grand jury in major federal cases.
Arraignment: A proceeding in which an individual who is accused of committing a crime is brought into court, told of the charges, and asked to plead guilty or not guilty. Sometimes called a preliminary hearing or initial appearance.
The rules, whether federal or state, may cover procedural issues such as criminal arraignment, bail, pretrial release, preliminary hearings, plea bargaining, criminal trials, and criminal discovery. Compare: civil procedure ...
The favourable termination requirement may be satisfied no matter the route by which the proceedings conclude in the plaintiff's favour, whether it be an acquittal, a discharge at a preliminary hearing, a withdrawal, or a stay.
As pertains to court action, the term is used to describe a preliminary hearing before the district court to determine whether there is sufficient cause to hold a person to answer a felony charge before the circuit court.
Arraignment - The hearing at which the accused is brought before the court to plead to the criminal charge in the indictment. He may plead guilty, not guilty, or where permitted nolo contendere. (See preliminary hearing.) ...
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