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30 relations: Common law, Criminal Justice Act 1988, Criminal Law Act 1977, Criminal Records Act, Crown Counsel, Crown Court, England and Wales, English criminal law, Felony, High Court of Justiciary, Indictable offence, Indictment, Interpretation Act 1978, Jury trial, Justice of the peace court, Juvenile court, Lord Advocate, Magistrates' court (England and Wales), Magistrates' Courts Act 1952, Magistrates' Courts Act 1980, Misdemeanor, Murder, Plea bargain, Preliminary hearing, Procurator fiscal, Rape, Scots law, Sheriff court, Treason, U.S. state.
Common law
Common law (also known as judicial precedent or judge-made law, or case law) is that body of law derived from judicial decisions of courts and similar tribunals.
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Criminal Justice Act 1988
The Criminal Justice Act 1988 (c 33) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Criminal Law Act 1977
The Criminal Law Act 1977 (c.45) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Criminal Records Act
The Criminal Records Act (the Act) is a piece of Canadian legislation intended to provide for the relief of persons who have been convicted of offences and have subsequently rehabilitated themselves.
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Crown Counsel
Crown Counsel are lawyers, generally in Common Law jurisdictions, who provide advice to the government and acts as prosecutors in cases.
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Crown Court
The Crown Court of England and Wales is, together with the High Court of Justice and the Court of Appeal, one of the constituent parts of the Senior Courts of England and Wales.
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England and Wales
England and Wales is a legal jurisdiction covering England and Wales, two of the four countries of the United Kingdom.
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English criminal law
English criminal law refers to the body of law in the jurisdiction of England and Wales which deals with crimes and their consequences, and which is complementary to the civil law of England and Wales.
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Felony
The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.
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High Court of Justiciary
The High Court of Justiciary is the supreme criminal court in Scotland.
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Indictable offence
In many common law jurisdictions (e.g., England and Wales, Ireland, Canada, Hong Kong, India, Australia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore), an indictable offence is an offence which can only be tried on an indictment after a preliminary hearing to determine whether there is a prima facie case to answer or by a grand jury (in contrast to a summary offence).
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Indictment
An indictment is a formal accusation that a person has committed a crime.
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Interpretation Act 1978
The Interpretation Act 1978 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Jury trial
A jury trial, or trial by jury, is a lawful proceeding in which a jury makes a decision or findings of fact.
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Justice of the peace court
A justice of the peace court is the least authoritative type of criminal court in Scotland.
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Juvenile court
A juvenile court (or young offender's court) is a tribunal having special authority to pass judgements for crimes that are committed by children or adolescents who have not attained the age of majority.
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Lord Advocate
Her Majesty's Advocate, known as the Lord Advocate (Morair Tagraidh, Laird Advocat), is the chief legal officer of the Scottish Government and the Crown in Scotland for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Scottish Parliament.
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Magistrates' court (England and Wales)
In England and Wales, a magistrates' court is a lower court which holds trials for summary offences and preliminary hearings for more serious ones.
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Magistrates' Courts Act 1952
The Magistrates' Courts Act 1952 (15 & 16 Geo 6 & 1 Eliz c 55) was an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which related to magistrates' courts.
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Magistrates' Courts Act 1980
The Magistrates' Courts Act 1980 (c. 43) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom.
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Misdemeanor
A misdemeanor (American English, spelled misdemeanour in British English) is any "lesser" criminal act in some common law legal systems.
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Murder
Murder is the unlawful killing of another human without justification or valid excuse, especially the unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought.
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Plea bargain
The plea bargain (also plea agreement, plea deal, copping a plea, or plea in mitigation) is any agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor.
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Preliminary hearing
Within some criminal justice systems, a preliminary hearing, preliminary examination, evidentiary hearing or probable cause hearing is a proceeding, after a criminal complaint has been filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether there is enough evidence to require a trial.
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Procurator fiscal
A procurator fiscal (pl. procurators fiscal), sometimes called PF or fiscal, is a public prosecutor in Scotland (who, despite the title, has little to do with fiscal issues).
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Rape
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse or other forms of sexual penetration carried out against a person without that person's consent.
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Scots law
Scots law is the legal system of Scotland.
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Sheriff court
A sheriff court (cùirt an t-siorraim) is the principal local civil and criminal court in Scotland, with exclusive jurisdiction over all civil cases with a monetary up to, and with the jurisdiction to hear any criminal case except treason, murder, and rape which are in the exclusive jurisdiction of the High Court of Justiciary.
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Treason
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's nation or sovereign.
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U.S. state
A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hybrid_offence
