right to a public trial

  • 1Public trial — or open trial is a trial open to public, as opposed to the secret trial. The term should not be confused with show trial.United StatesThe Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution establishes the right of the accused to a public trial.… …

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  • 2public trial — Term public trial contemplated by Constitution (Amend. VI) is a trial which is not secret, one that the public is free to attend. To a great extent, it is a relative term and its meaning depends largely on circumstances of each particular case.… …

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  • 3right to speedy and public trial by jury — noun a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑civil right …

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  • 4Public Interest Immunity — (PII) is a principle of English common law under which the English courts can grant a court order allowing one litigant to refrain from disclosing evidence to the other litigants where disclosure would be damaging to the public interest. This is… …

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  • 5Trial by media — is a phrase popular in the late 20th century and early 21st century to describe the impact of television and newspaper coverage on a person s reputation by creating a widespread perception of guilt regardless of any verdict in a court of law.In… …

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  • 6Right to counsel — is nowadays generally regarded as a constituent of the right to a fair trial, allowing for the defendant to be assisted by counsel (i.e. lawyers), and if he cannot afford his own lawyer, requiring that the government should appoint one for him,… …

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  • 7public defender — n: a lawyer usu. holding public office who represents criminal defendants unable to pay for legal assistance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. public defender …

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  • 8Right to silence — The right to remain silent is a legal right of any person. This right is recognized, explicitly or by convention, in many of the world s legal systems. The right covers a number of issues centered around the right of the accused or the defendant… …

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  • 9trial — A judicial examination and determination of issues between parties to action, whether they be issues of law or of fact, before a court that has jurisdiction. Tittsworth v. Chaffin, Mo.App., 741 S.W.2d 314, 317. A judicial examination, in… …

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  • 10Right of asylum — Asylum seekers by country of origin.   40,000 asylum seekers …

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