A letter words Flashcards
Absconding
failure of someone surrendering to the court to avoid legal proceedings
Accomplice
A party to a crime
Adjournment
Postponement of hearings or sessions of a court
Admonition
Reprimand from a judge for a defendant who has been discharged from the further prosecution of the court
Adverse possession
occupation of land of somebody else with the intention of making it as one’s own
Affray- meaning and offence found in
Using or threatening for unlawful violence, PUBLIC ORDERS ACT 1986
Aid
Material assistance of a crime
Abet
Lesser assistance of a crime
Amicus Curiae
Friend of the court
person assisting the court who is a non party
Amnesty
Erasing from legal memory an aspect of the crime of the offender. Used in political proceedings
Animus
Intention
Animus manedi, Animus furandi
intention to remain in one place, intention to steal
Antecedents
History of an offence or bad character of an offender
Aut punier aut dedere
International law concept, either punished by state of refuge or surrender to the state that has the authority to punish the person