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Today's Terms
Trial
Definition:
A court proceeding during which a judge or jury decides whether a person is guilty or not guilty of the charges against him or her.
Lack of jurisdiction
Definition:
The phrase may mean lack of power to act in a particular manner or to give certain kinds of relief. It may consist of a court's total lack of power to act at all, or lack of power to act in particular cases because the parties have not complied with conditions essential to the exercise of jurisdiction.
Summons
Definition:
An appearance ticket requiring a defendant to appear before the court for arraignment on an underlying accusatory instrument
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