Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Barebones indictment
see indictment.
Coindictee
One of two or more persons who have been jointly indicted. Cf. joint indictment under INDICTMENT.
Indictment de felony est contra pacem domini regis, coronam et dignitatem suam, in genere et non in individuo; quia in Anglia non est interregnum.
Indictment for felony is against the peace of our lord the king, his crown and dignity, in general and not in his individual person; because in England there is no interregnum.
Indictor
A person who causes another to be indicted.
Vim vi repellere licet, modo fiat moderamine inculpatae tutelae, non ad sumendam vindictam, sed ad propulsandam injuriam
It is lawful to repel force by force; but let it be done with the self-control of blameless defense not to take revenge, but to repel injury.
amendment of indictment
the alteration of the charging terms of an indictment, either literally or in effect, after the grand jury has made a decision on it. ( the indictment usu. cannot legally be amended at trial in a way that would prejudice the defendant by having a trial on matters that were not contained in the indictment
bill of indictment.
The instrument presented to a grand jury for the jury's determination whether sufficient evidence exists to formally charge the accused with a crime. See INDICTMENT; NO BILL; TRUE BILL.
clerk of indictment
Hist. An officer of England's Central Criminal Court, responsible for preparing indictments and assisting the Clerk of Arraigns. 0 The office was abolished in 1946, when its duties were moved to the Central Office.
duplicitous indictment
The joining of two or more offenses in the same count of an indictment. - Also termed duplicitous information. joint indictment. An indictment that charges two or more people with an offense.
indict
vb. To charge (a person) with a crime by formal legal process, esp. by grandjury presentation. - Also formerly spelled endite; indite.
indictable offense
. A crime that can be prosecuted only by indictment. ( In federal court, such an offense is one punishable by death or by imprisonment for more than one year or at hard labor. Fed. R. Crim. P. 7(a). See INDICTMENT.
indictee
A person who has been indicted; one officially charged with a crime.
indictio
[Latin] 1. Roman law. An imperial proclamation establishing a 15-year period for the reassessment of property values for tax purposes. 9 Indictio also referred to the 15-year cycle itself. 2. A declaration or proclamation, such as a declaration of war (indictio belli). 3. An indictment.
indictment
n. 1. The formal written accusation of a crime, made by a grand jury and presented to a court for prosecution against the accused person. 2. The act or process of preparing or bringing forward such a formal written accusation. Cf. INFORMATION; PRESENTMENT (2). barebones indictment. An indictment that cites only the language of the statute allegedly violated; an indictment that does not provide a factual statement.
joint indictment
See INDICTMENT.
jury o f indictment
See GRAND JURY.
jury of indictment
See GRAND JURY.
unindicted coconspirator
See unindicted conspirator under CONSPIRATOR.
unindicted conspirator
A person who has been identified by law enforcement as a memer of a conspiracy, but who has not been named in the indictment charging the person's fellow conspirator with conspiracy. Prosecutors often name someone an unindicted conspirator because any statement that the unindicted conspirator has made in the course and furtherance of the conspiracy is admissible against the indicted defendants. -Also termed unindicted coconspirator.
vindicta
, n. Roman law. 1. A rod or wand. 2. By extension, a legal act by which a person holding a rod or wand manumitted a slave.
vindictive damages
See punitive damages.
vindictive prosecution
. The practice of singling a person out for prosecution under a law or regulation because the person has exercised a constitutionally protected right. Cf. selective enforcement under ENFORCEMENT.
warrant upon indictment or information
An arrest warrant issued at the request of the prosecutor for a defendant named in an indictment or information. Fed. R. Crim. P. 9. 2. A document conferring authority, esp. to pay or receive money.