Release

Release On Own Recognizance: An alternative to bail; release upon certain conditions set by the court.

Release On One's Own Recognizance
(v) Release on ones own recognizance is the action taking by a judge releasing a criminal defended until the commencement of trial considering his past history, employment, social status, type of crime, ...

Release: A document that frees up a person's right or claimed right to something. It is usually given in exchange for something else, typically another release or money.

Release: Any spilling, leaking, pumping, pouring, emitting, emptying, discharging, injecting, escaping, leaching, dumping, or disposing into the environment of a hazardous or toxic chemical or extremely hazardous substance.

Release: 1. To give up a right or claim; to relinquish. 2. A discharge from duty or obligation.

release
1) v. to give up a right as releasing one from his/her obligation to perform under a contract, or to relinquish a right to an interest in real property. 2) v. to give freedom, as letting out of prison. 3) n.

Release
An instrument releasing property from the lien of the mortgage, judgment, etc.
Recision of Contract
Annulling a contract and placing the parties to it in a positionas if there had not been a contract.

Release
A written document evidencing the satisfaction of a debt; the giving up of some right, claim or interest.
Relevancy
The test applied to the quality of evidence to determine whether it is competent to prove a fact in issue.

Release on own recognizance (ROR)
Release of a prisoner by a judge with no bond requirement.

Release - Discharge from confinement or custody.
Release On Own Recognizance - Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond, upon the promise to return to court.

RELEASE. Releases are of two kinds. 1. Such as give up, discharge, or abandon a right of action. 2. Such as convey a man's interest or right to another, who has possession of it, or some estate in the same. Touch. 320; Litt. sec. 444; Nels. Ab. h.

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Post Release Supervision - similar to parole and for people sentenced under the Structured Sentencing Act.
Preliminary Hearings - held to determine if there is sufficient evidence to hold a trial.

WORK RELEASE - A probation program (alternative to jail sentence) that is available in some jurisdictions wherein the defendant is permitted to maintain employment while residing in jail when not at work.

Term: Release
Definition: A written document evidencing the satisfaction of a debt; the giving up of some right, claim or interest.

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release
1) v. to give up a right as releasing one from his/her obligation...
release on one's own recognizance
v. for a judge to allow a criminal defendant pre-trial freedom wi...

Work release
Definition - Noun
: release of a prisoner from confinement during the day for the purpose of outside employment
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But a release of all demands does not discharge rent before it is due, if it be a rent incident to the reversion; for the rent was not only not due, but the consideration - the future enjoyment of the lands - for which the rent was to be given, ...

Legal release from the punishment of a crime
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Plea
A statement made by the defendant as to his/her guilt or innocence to the charge made against him or her.
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Parole: Release from incarceration after serving part of a sentence.
Parties: The people or legal entities that are named as plaintiff(s) and defendant(s) on legal papers.

BAIL- The release of a person from legal custody by a written agreement that he shall appear at the time and place designated and submit himself to the jurisdiction of the court and observe the requirements set forth in the recognizance.

conditional release - A release from custody which imposes regulations on the activities and associations of the defendant. If a defendant fails to meet the conditions, the release is revoked.

DischargeA release from obligation when a legal duty has ended. In the criminal context, this is also used as an alternative sentencing option for an accused who has been found guilty.

To fulfil or be released from an obligation. A debt is discharged when it is paid.
disclosure
Giving particular information to another party as required by a contract or legal process.

ACQUITTAL: A release from an obligation when used in reference to contracts. In criminal law, a person is acquitted if the charge against him\her is dismissed either through a verdict of acquittal or by some formal and conclusive legal procedure.

Acquittal - A release, absolution, or discharge of an obligation or liability. In criminal law the finding of not guilty.
Action Case- Cause, suit, or controversy disputed or contested before a court of justice.

Quit Claim: To release legal claim. It is a document relinquishing claim, as in a quit claim to the dead to the marital house.
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PROBATION: The release into the community of a defendant who has been found guilty of a crime, typically under certain conditions, such as paying a fine, doing community service or attending a drug treatment program.

Assignment: The release by an AFDC recipient of all rights to support arrearages owed the recipient and of the right to receive current child support as the result of the receipt of AFDC.

disclosures the release of relevant information about a property that may influence the final sale, especially if it represents defects or problems. "Full disclosure" usually refers to the responsibility of the ...

Expanded Legal Definition of Autrefois AcquitBail The pledge of cash or property to secure the release of a thing or person which would otherwise be held in custody.

616: "Accord and satisfaction is the purchase of a release from an obligation arising under contract or tort by means of any valuable consideration, not being the actual performance of the obligation itself.

Bail Criminal law: a commitment made (and possibly secured by cash or property) to secure the release of a person being held in custody and suspected of a crime, ...

This was partly the outcome of the release of credit by the Federal Reserve Act, and partly the result of scarcity of business due to the opening of the war and the transition it implied from a peace to a war basis.

The defendant answers and demands to be released from the court's jurisdiction or in turn seeks some remedy from the plaintiff.

The writ's sole function is to release an individual from unlawful imprisonment; through this use it has come to be regarded as the great writ of liberty. The writ tests only whether a prisoner has been accorded due process, not whether he is guilty.

To procure release of one charged with an offense by insuring his future attendance in court and compelling him to remain with jurisdiction of court. n.

noun- A deed in the nature of a release, containing words of release and of grant. See Nathans v. Arkwright, 66 Ga. 186 (1880).

The child of an unwed mother or surviving parent may be considered an orphan if that parent is unable to care for the child properly and has, in writing, irrevocably released the child for emigration and adoption.

The money paid to the court, usually at arraignment or shortly thereafter, to ensure that an arrested person who is released from jail will show up at all required court appearances.

A "motion to reduce bail" asks the court to lower the amount of bail needed to release the defendant from custody and guarantee that he or she will appear in court when required.

Bail - Cash or other security placed on deposit with the Court to obtain the release of an arrested or imprisoned person and to guarantee his reappearance before the Court on a specific day.

bail - The money put up to secure the release of a person who has been charged and jailed for a crime. The idea behind bail is that it guarantees the appearance of the defendant in court for further legal proceedings.

An early release from incarceration in which the prisoner promises to heed certain conditions (usually set by a parole board) and under the supervision of a parole officer.

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Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his appearance on the day and time appointed.
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personal recognizance Pretrial release of a criminal defendant without bail; the defendant is said to be released on personal recognizance.
personal representative (PR) In probate, a general term referring to an executor or administrator.

Ransom
Money paid to have a kidnapped person released.
Real property
Immoveable property such as land or a building or an object that, though at one time a chattel, has become permanently affixed to land or a building.

Day Parole:
An offender's release from custody during the day under specific conditions, with each night spent in an institution or halfway house; usually a step toward full parole.

Provision in a lease agreement that releases the tenant from paying rent if an act of God makes occupancy impossible or otherwise precludes the property from being used.
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recognizanceAn accused awaiting trial can be released without bail if he promises to appear before the court at the proper time.
redirect examinationFollow cross-examination, and is conducted by the party who first examined the witness.

PAROLE: A system for the supervised release of prisoners before their terms are over. Congress has abolished parole for people convicted of federal crimes, but most states still offer parole.

*emancipatio - voluntary release from the patria potestas, breaking the agnatic relationship and conferring independence (sui iuris) on the person involved.

Parole - Supervised release of a prisoner from imprisonment on certain prescribed conditions which entitle him to termination of his sentence.

recognizance - The practice which enables an accused awaiting trial to be released without posting any security other than a promise to appear before the court at the proper time. Failure to appear in court at the proper time is a separate crime.

On a person's own recognizance - Release of a person from custody without the payment of any bail or posting of bond, upon the promise to return to court.

Parole: The supervised conditional release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence. If the parolee observes the conditions, he or she need not serve the rest of his or her term.
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