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Primary federal criminal investigation and enforcement agency.
Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
Industry:Legal services
A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
Industry:Legal services
(1) The process of calling something into question, as in "impeaching the testimony of a witness. " (2) The constitutional process whereby the House of Representatives may "impeach" (accuse of misconduct) high officers of the federal government for trial in the Senate.
Industry:Legal services
The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime.
Industry:Legal services
In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
Industry:Legal services
A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
Industry:Legal services
A body of citizens who listen to evidence of criminal allegations, which are presented by the government, and determines whether there is probable cause to believe the offense was committed. As it is used in federal criminal cases, "the government" refers to the lawyers of the U. S. attorney's office who are prosecuting the case.
Industry:Legal services
