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CCRH
Ch 31 Legal Terminology
10
Court Reporting
Professional
10/18/2014

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Term
the Latin word -- means court; proceedings held in open court are held --
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curia / in curia
Term
the Latin phrase -- means in the place of or instead of
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in loco
Term
the Latin phrase -- means in law or by law
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in jure
Term
the word -- denotes a person, place, or thing that resembles another person, place, or thing, but with material differences between them
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quasi
Term
a -- or -- is the hearing of a cause before the formal Court to determine whether the evidence shows the accused is being held lawfully
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preliminary hearing / preliminary examination
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a -- hears only one side of a case as presented by the prosecuting attorney to determine if there is enough evidence to formally charge a defendant with a crime and hold him or her for trial
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grand jury
Term
a public officer who may be called in to investigate the cause of death of a person when the reason for death is not readily apparent or if foul play is evidenced
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coroner
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an examination into the circumstances of any death happening by violence or undetermined causes
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coroner's inquest
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-- means an intent to do an unlawful act
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malice
Term
a secret agreement for a fraudulent purpose is --
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collusion
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