Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Barebones indictment
see 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.
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.
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.
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.