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The services involving law-related matters such as the issuing of legal opinion,filing and pleading, as well as the issuing and defending of law suits among many others.
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beyond a reasonable doubt
Legal services; Criminal
The standard of the burden of proof in a criminal case; a jury must be fully assured within their own minds that the defendant committed the crime.
sentence
Legal services; Criminal
In a criminal case, the sentence is the punishment provided by the court, sometimes after a recommendation by a jury.
sentencing phase
Legal services; Criminal
During this phase in criminal cases, both parties may call witnesses and present evidence to argue the most appropriate punishment.
homicide
Legal services; Criminal
Taking the life of another may be murder, manslaughter, or not a crime at all is termed as homicide in criminal law.
physical-proximity test
Legal services; Criminal
A common law test for the crime of attempt, focusing on how much more the defendant would have needed to do to complete the offense.
halfway house
Legal services; Criminal
A transitional housing facility designed to rehabilitate people who left a prison.
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