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Today's Terms
Appearance
Definition:
The formal proceeding by which defendant submits to the jurisdiction of the court.
Preliminary inquiry
Definition:
In Juvenile Court, an investigation and study conducted by the probation department upon receiving a referral to determine whether further action should be taken.
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
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