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Today's Terms
Criminal insanity
Definition:
Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
Public defender
Definition:
In a civil tort action such as a medical malpractice suit, the plaintiff must show that an act or omission of the defendant was a proximate cause of the plaintiff's injury or loss. Similarly, in a criminal action, the state must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant's action was the direct cause of the crime
Subpoena
Definition:
An agreement by attorneys on opposite sides of a case as to any matter pertaining to the proceedings or trial. It is not binding unless agreed to by the parties, and most stipulations must be in writing.
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