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Charges dropped
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Charges droppedAny individual who has been arrested may be released from custody by the arresting agency if it is determined that there are insufficient grounds for prosecuting the individual.ÿ Authorization for this type of release may come from the arresting agency at any time during the forty-eight hours preceding the arraignment, and the time of the release will vary accordingly.
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Custody
The detainer of a person by virtue of a lawful authority.
Grounds
A legal basis for a divorce.
Release
1) Estates. The "conveyance of a man's interest or right, which he hath unto a thing, to another that hath the possession thereof, or some estate therein." 2) Contracts. A release is the giving or discharging of a right of action which a man has or may claim against another, or that which is his. 3) 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.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
Arraignment
In USA criminal law, the formal appearance of an accused person to hear, and to receive a copy of, the charge against him or her, in the presence of a judge, and to then enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. The arraignment is the final preparatory step before the criminal trial.
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
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Character
The qualities impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from other persons. These constitute his real character; while the qualities he is supposed to possess constitute his estimated character or reputation. "Reputation" may be evidence of character, but is not character itself. 8 Barb. 608 (1850). That which a person really is, in distinction from that which he may be reputed to be.
Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges
The term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Charter-land
English law. Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services, and it differed in nothing from free socage land.
Chartered ship
When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship.
Charterparty
A charterparty is a contract of lease of a ship in whole or in part for a long or short period of time or for a particular voyage. It has been said that its origin lies in the mediaeval Latin "carta partita" or "charta partita" or "charta divisa", where an agreement was torn into two pieces and one half was given to each party.
Chartis reddendis
English law. An ancient writ, now obsolete, which lays against one who had charters of feoffment entrusted to his keeping, and who refused to deliver them.
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Ceoxx class action
A collective lawsuit against Ceoxx.
Ceoxx class action lawsuit
A collective lawsuit against Ceoxx.
Custody level (jail)
In the US penitentiary jargon, an assigned category achieved by objective scoring that identifies an inmate?s required housing and supervision needs, and which determines to a large extent where and how the inmate is housed.
Commissary (prison)
In the US penitentiary jargon, the jail store for inmates, which provides food and hygiene items, correspondence material, tennis shoes, reading glasses, phone cards and over-the-counter medication.ÿ
Contraband (jail)
In the US penitentiary jargon, it includes illegal items, explosives, deadly weapons, drugs, controlled substances, and any item that is controlled, limited or prohibited on the grounds or within the secure perimeter of a correctional facility.
Charges dropped
Court-ordered releases
The court may order an inmate to be released from custody at any time if the judge deems this to be the appropriate course of action.ÿ
Classification override (prison)
In the US penitentiary jargon, a decision based on either aggravating or mitigating circumstances, to assign an inmate higher or lower public risk and/or institutional risk scores and/or to an alternative institutional placement of higher of lower security and/or custody levels than is designated by either the initial classification or reclassification process.
Concurrent sentence
Sentence is being served at the same time as another sentence(s).
Consecutive sentence
Sentence must be served after another sentence has been served.
Community residential programs
In the United States, programs for prison inmates to do community service.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Custody
The detainer of a person by virtue of a lawful authority.
Grounds
A legal basis for a divorce.
Release
1) Estates. The "conveyance of a man's interest or right, which he hath unto a thing, to another that hath the possession thereof, or some estate therein." 2) Contracts. A release is the giving or discharging of a right of action which a man has or may claim against another, or that which is his. 3) 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.
Time
Contracts, evidence, practice. The measure of duration., It is divided into years, months. days, hours, minutes, and seconds. It is also divided into day and night. 2) Pleading. The avertment of time is generally necessary in pleading; the rules are different, in different actions.
Arraignment
In USA criminal law, the formal appearance of an accused person to hear, and to receive a copy of, the charge against him or her, in the presence of a judge, and to then enter a plea of guilty or not guilty. The arraignment is the final preparatory step before the criminal trial.
Will
A will is a legal document in which a person directs how his property is to be distributed after his death. Such documents must be executed in due form and must be duly witnessed.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Character
The qualities impressed by nature or habit on a person, which distinguish him from other persons. These constitute his real character; while the qualities he is supposed to possess constitute his estimated character or reputation. "Reputation" may be evidence of character, but is not character itself. 8 Barb. 608 (1850). That which a person really is, in distinction from that which he may be reputed to be.
Character evidence
The testimony of witnesses who know the general character and reputation of a person in the community in which he or she lives. It may be considered by the jury in a dual respect: (1) as substantive evidence upon the theory that a person of good character and reputation is less likely to commit a crime than one who does not have a good character and reputation, and (2) as corroborative evidence in support of a witness's testimony as bearing upon credibility.
Characteristic performance
The essential contact of the rebuttable presumption of the Rome Convention, 1980, to the effect that the most closely connected country is the one in which the party who is to carry out the characteristic performance has his habitual residence or its central administration and, in some cases, its principal place of business.
Charge
1) Wills, devises. An obligation which a testator imposes on his devisee. 2) Contracts. An obligation entered into by the owner of an estate which makes the estate responsible for its performance. 3) Practice. The opinion expressed by the court to the jury, on the law arising out of a case before them.
Charge to the jury
The judge's instructions to the jury concerning the law that applies to the facts of the case on trial.
Charger
Scotch law. He in whose favor a decree suspended is pronounced; vet a decree may be suspended before a charge is given on it.
Charges
The term charges signifies the expenses which have been incurred in relation either to a transaction or to a suit; as the charges incurred for his benefit must be paid by a hirer; the defendant must pay the charges of a suit.
Charre of lead
English law, commerce. A quantity of lead consisting of thirty pigs, each pig containing six stones wanting two pounds, and every stone being twelve pounds.
Chart child support method
The method used in some legal areas to establish a basis for determining child support. it takes into consideration the gross income of both parents, less special adjustments such as support for children of a previous marriage, and a set amount of money to be allotted monthly for the child. the court has the authority to digress from the said formula as it decides is necessary in each case.
Charta
An ancient word which signified not only a charter or deed in writing, but any signal or token by which an estate was held.
Charta chyrograpihata vel communis
Signifies an indenture.
Charta de una parte
A deed of one part; a deed poll.
Charter
1) A grant made by the sovereign either to the whole people or to a portion of them, securing to them the enjoyment of certain rights. 2) Mar. contr. An agreement by which a vessel is hired by the owner to another.
Charter-land
English law. Land formerly held by deed under certain rents and free services, and it differed in nothing from free socage land.
Chartered ship
When a ship is hired or freighted by one or more merchants for a particular voyage or on time, it is called a chartered ship.
Charterparty
A charterparty is a contract of lease of a ship in whole or in part for a long or short period of time or for a particular voyage. It has been said that its origin lies in the mediaeval Latin "carta partita" or "charta partita" or "charta divisa", where an agreement was torn into two pieces and one half was given to each party.
Chartis reddendis
English law. An ancient writ, now obsolete, which lays against one who had charters of feoffment entrusted to his keeping, and who refused to deliver them.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Ceoxx class action
A collective lawsuit against Ceoxx.
Ceoxx class action lawsuit
A collective lawsuit against Ceoxx.
Custody level (jail)
In the US penitentiary jargon, an assigned category achieved by objective scoring that identifies an inmate?s required housing and supervision needs, and which determines to a large extent where and how the inmate is housed.
Commissary (prison)
In the US penitentiary jargon, the jail store for inmates, which provides food and hygiene items, correspondence material, tennis shoes, reading glasses, phone cards and over-the-counter medication.ÿ
Contraband (jail)
In the US penitentiary jargon, it includes illegal items, explosives, deadly weapons, drugs, controlled substances, and any item that is controlled, limited or prohibited on the grounds or within the secure perimeter of a correctional facility.
Charges dropped
Court-ordered releases
The court may order an inmate to be released from custody at any time if the judge deems this to be the appropriate course of action.ÿ
Classification override (prison)
In the US penitentiary jargon, a decision based on either aggravating or mitigating circumstances, to assign an inmate higher or lower public risk and/or institutional risk scores and/or to an alternative institutional placement of higher of lower security and/or custody levels than is designated by either the initial classification or reclassification process.
Concurrent sentence
Sentence is being served at the same time as another sentence(s).
Consecutive sentence
Sentence must be served after another sentence has been served.
Community residential programs
In the United States, programs for prison inmates to do community service.
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