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Criminal
- AbetTo counsel, procure or command someone to commit a...
- Absolute DischargeThis is when a court takes no further action against an offender, although their offence and discharge will appear on their criminal...
- Abuse of ProcessThis is "something so unfair and wrong that the court should not allow a prosecutor to proceed with what is in all other respect a regular proceeding" (Hui Chi-Ming v...
- AccusedThe person who has allegedly committed a criminal...
- AcquittalThe discharge of a defendant following a verdict or direction of "not...
- Actus ReusThe act of committing a...
- BailA Defendant's release from custody pending their next appearance in...
- Bill Of IndictmentA written statement of the charges against a defendant who is sent for trial to the Crown...
- Bind OverA court order which requires a person to carry out some...
- CautionWarning given by a Police...
- CommittalThe procedure of directing the case to the Crown Court to be dealt with, following examination by the Magistrates of a case involving an indictable or either way...
- Committal OrderAn order of the Court placing someone in...
- Community Punshment OrderA sentence which requires a young person to complete unpaid community work for a period of 40-240...
- Community Rehabilitation OrderThis is equivalent to a Supervision Order, but it's for young people aged...
- Concurrent SentanceA direction by a Court that a number of sentences of imprisonment should run at the same...
- Conditional DischargeA discharge of a convicted defendant without sentence on condition that they do not re-offend within a specified period of...
- Consecutive SentanceThis is an order for a subsequent sentence of imprisonment to commence as soon as a previous sentence...
- ConvictionTo be found in violation of a law by a judge or...
- CorroborationEvidence by one person confirming that of another or supporting...
- CountAn individual offence set out in an...
- Cross ExaminationQuestioning of a witness in trial by opposing...
- Crown CourtThe Crown Court deals with all crime committed for trial by Magistrates Courts. It also acts as an appeal Court for cases heard and dealt with by the...
- Custidial SentenceSentence which involves locking up the...
- DischargeSee Absolute Discharge or Conditional...
- DockEnclosure in the Criminal Court for the defendant on...
- Either Way OffenceAn offence for which the accused may elect the case to be dealt with either summarily by the magistrates or by committal to the Crown Court to be tried by...
- EnforcementThis is a method of pursuing a civil action after judgment has been made in favour of a...
- ExhibitItem or document referred to in an affidavit or used as evidence during a Court trial or...
- IndictmentA written statement of charges made against a defendant who is sent for trial to the Crown...
- Lay MagistrateA Magistrate who is not legally...
- MagistrateA civil officer with the power to administer and enforce law in a Magistrates...
- Magistrates CourtA Court where criminal proceedings are conducted before Justices of the Peace - who either deal with the case themselves or commit to the Crown...
- Mens ReaThe intention to commit a...
- Non Molestation OrderAn order within an injunction to prevent one person physically attacking...
- Notifiable OffenceAn offence considered serious enough to be recorded by the...
- OffenderSomeone convicted of a...
- PleaA defendant's reply to a charge put to the by a...
- ProsectutionThe institution or conduct of criminal proceedings against a...
- Reasonable Doubt BeyondThe required standard of proof in criminal courts in the...
- RemandTo order an accused person to be kept in custody or placed on bail pending further Court...
- Summary OffenceA criminal offence which is triable only by a Magistrates...
- Supervision OrderThis is basically a three year sentence with various conditions...
- Suspended SentenceA custodial sentence which will not take effect unless there is a subsequent offence within a specified...
- VerdictThe decision by a jury as to the guilt of a...