NCTJ Law - Key Words Exam Questions And Answers

NCTJ Law - Key Words Exam Questions And Answers Absolute Discharge - ANS A decision by a court after conviction that the offender should not be punished for the crime Affidavit - ANS A statement given on oath to be used in court proceedings Alibi - ANS A claim by an accused that he/she can show he/she was not at the scene when a crime was committed and is therefore innocent Allocation - ANS The procedure at magistrates' courts to determine whether an either-way criminal case is dealt with by magistrates or by a Crown court. Also known as the mode of trial hearing Arraignment - ANS The procedure at Crown courts when charges are put up to defendants for them to plead guilty or not guilty. Automatic, automatically - ANS Terms used for reporting restrictions which ban publication of certain information if not court order is needed to put them into effect in respect of a particular case or individual. Statutes specify the circumstances in which they operate. Bail - ANS The system by which a person awaiting trial, or appeal, may be freed by a court pending the next hearing. Bailiff - ANS A court official who enforces its orders. Case law - ANS The system by which report of previous cases and the judges' interpretations of the common law are used as precedents where the legally material facts are similaw Circuit judge - ANS A judge appointed to sit at a Crown court or county court within a circuit - one of the regions of England and Wales into which court administration is divided. Unlike High Court judges, circuit judges do not go on circuit - that is, travel to various large centres dispensing justice. Claim form - ANS The document which begins many forms of civil action Claimant - ANS The person who brings an action in the civil court