a criminal process

  • 1criminal process — Process which issues to compel a person to answer for a crime or misdemeanor; e.g. arrest warrant. See also indictment information process warrant …

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  • 2criminal process — Process which issues to compel a person to answer for a crime or misdemeanor; e.g. arrest warrant. See also indictment information process warrant …

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  • 3criminal process — Process which issues to compel a person to answer for a crime or misdemeanor. Mowlan v State, 197 Ind 517, 520, 151 NE 416, 417 …

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  • 4detain by criminal process — index arrest (apprehend), seize (apprehend) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5criminal — crim·i·nal 1 / kri mə nəl/ adj 1: relating to, involving, or being a crime criminal neglect criminal conduct 2: relating to crime or its prosecution brought a criminal action criminal co …

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  • 6Criminal — Crim i*nal (kr?m ? nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin. [1913 Webster] The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers. [1913 Webster] 2.… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 7Criminal action — Criminal Crim i*nal (kr?m ? nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin. [1913 Webster] The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 8Criminal conversation — Criminal Crim i*nal (kr?m ? nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin. [1913 Webster] The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers. [1913 Webster] 2 …

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  • 9Criminal law — Criminal Crim i*nal (kr?m ? nal), a. [L. criminalis, fr. crimen: cf. F. criminel. See {Crime}.] 1. Guilty of crime or sin. [1913 Webster] The neglect of any of the relative duties renders us criminal in the sight of God. Rogers. [1913 Webster] 2 …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 10process — A series of actions, motions, or occurrences; progressive act or transaction; continuous operation; method, mode or operation, whereby a result or effect is produced; normal or actual course of procedure; regular proceeding, as, the process of… …

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