preliminary crime

  • 1preliminary hearing — see hearing Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. preliminary hearing …

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  • 2Crime in the United Kingdom — describes acts of violent and non violent crime that take place within the United Kingdom. Courts and police systems are separated into three sections, based on differences within the judicial system of each nation: England and Wales, Scotland,… …

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  • 3preliminary — Introductory; initiatory; preceding; temporary and provisional; as preliminary examination, injunction, articles of peace, etc @ preliminary complaint In some states, a court without jurisdiction to hear a criminal case on its merits may issue a… …

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  • 4Preliminary hearing — Within some criminal justice systems, a preliminary hearing (evidentiary hearing), often abbreviated verbally as a prelim ) is a proceeding, after a criminal complaint has been filed by the prosecutor, to determine whether, and to what extent,… …

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  • 5Crime in Brazil — National Force of Public Safety vehicles in transit …

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  • 6preliminary examination — A judicial inquiry to determine whether there is probable cause for an accusation of crime, the nature of which offense is thereby made known to the accused, the primary purpose being to ascertain whether there is reasonable ground to believe… …

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  • 7Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …

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  • 8Model Crime Investigations — KMCI Seal representing KMCI Crimson red: Justice; White: Integrity …

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  • 9CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (season 4) — CSI: Crime Scene Investigation Season 4 Country of origin United States No. of episodes 23 …

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  • 10hearing, preliminary — n. An initial hearing in a criminal case in which a magistrate or judge decides whether there is sufficient evidence to justify detaining a person accused of a crime. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc …

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