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Massachusetts District Court

Index Massachusetts District Court

The Massachusetts District Court (also known as the District Court Department of the Trial Court) is a trial court in Massachusetts that hears a wide range of criminal, civil, housing, juvenile, mental health, and other types of cases. [1]

30 relations: Appellate court, Arrest warrant, Arrest without warrant, Civil law (common law), Competence (law), Courts of Massachusetts, Criminal law, Dedham District Court, Defendant, Eviction, Felony, Government of Massachusetts, House, Inquest, Insanity defense, Involuntary commitment, Judiciary of Massachusetts, Jury trial, Law of Massachusetts, Magistrate, Mental health, Minor (law), Misdemeanor, Preliminary hearing, Restraining order, Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts, Search warrant, Small claims court, Trial court, Unemployment benefits.

Appellate court

An appellate court, commonly called an appeals court, court of appeals (American English), appeal court (British English), court of second instance or second instance court, is any court of law that is empowered to hear an appeal of a trial court or other lower tribunal.

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Arrest warrant

An arrest warrant is a warrant issued by a judge or magistrate on behalf of the state, which authorizes the arrest and detention of an individual, or the search and seizure of an individual's property.

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Arrest without warrant

An arrest without warrant or a warrantless arrest is an arrest of an individual without the use of an arrest warrant.

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Civil law (common law)

Civil law is a branch of the law.

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Competence (law)

In United States law, competence concerns the mental capacity of an individual to participate in legal proceedings or transactions, and the mental condition a person must have to be responsible for his or her decisions or acts.

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Courts of Massachusetts

Courts of Massachusetts include:;State courts of Massachusetts.

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Criminal law

Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime.

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Dedham District Court

The Dedham District Court is a Massachusetts District Court in Dedham, Massachusetts.

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Defendant

A defendant is a person accused of committing a crime in criminal prosecution or a person against whom some type of civil relief is being sought in a civil case.

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Eviction

Eviction is the removal of a tenant from rental property by the landlord.

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Felony

The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.

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Government of Massachusetts

The form of Massachusetts government is provided by the Constitution of the Commonwealth.

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House

A house is a building that functions as a home.

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Inquest

An inquest is a judicial inquiry in common law jurisdictions, particularly one held to determine the cause of a person's death.

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Insanity defense

The insanity defense, also known as the mental disorder defense, is a defense by excuse in a criminal case, arguing that the defendant is not responsible for his or her actions due to an episodic or persistent psychiatric disease at the time of the criminal act.

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Involuntary commitment

Involuntary commitment or civil commitment (also known informally as sectioning or being sectioned in some jurisdictions, such as the UK) is a legal process through which an individual who is deemed by a qualified agent to have symptoms of severe mental disorder is court-ordered into treatment in a psychiatric hospital (inpatient) or in the community (outpatient).

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Judiciary of Massachusetts

The judiciary of Massachusetts is the branch of the government of Massachusetts that interprets and applies the law of Massachusetts, ensures equal justice under law, and provides a mechanism for dispute resolution.

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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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Law of Massachusetts

The law of Massachusetts consists of several levels, including constitutional, statutory, regulatory, case law, and local ordinances.

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Magistrate

The term magistrate is used in a variety of systems of governments and laws to refer to a civilian officer who administers the law.

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Mental health

Mental health is a level of psychological well-being or an absence of mental illness.

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Minor (law)

In law, a minor is a person under a certain age, usually the age of majority, which legally demarcates childhood from adulthood.

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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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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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Restraining order

A restraining order or protective order is an order used by a court to protect a person, business, company, establishment, or entity, and the general public, in a situation involving alleged domestic violence, harassment, stalking, or sexual assault.

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Same-sex marriage in Massachusetts

Same-sex marriage has been legally recognized in the U.S state of Massachusetts since May 17, 2004, as a result of the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (SJC) ruling in Goodridge v. Department of Public Health that it was unconstitutional under the Massachusetts Constitution to allow only opposite-sex couples to marry.

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Search warrant

A search warrant is a court order that a magistrate or judge issues to authorize law enforcement officers to conduct a search of a person, location, or vehicle for evidence of a crime and to confiscate any evidence they find.

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Small claims court

Small-claims courts have limited jurisdiction to hear civil cases between private litigants.

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Trial court

A trial court or court of first instance is a court having original jurisdiction, in which trials take place.

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Unemployment benefits

Unemployment benefits (depending on the jurisdiction also called unemployment insurance or unemployment compensation) are payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massachusetts_District_Court

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