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Bind over

Legal services; Courts

To hold a person for trial on bond (bail) or in jail. If the judicial official conducting a hearing finds probable cause to believe the accused committed a crime, the official will bind over the ...

Sequester

Legal services; Courts

To separate. Sometimes juries are separated from outside influences during their deliberations. For example, this may occur during a highly publicised trial.

Registered mark

Legal services; Courts

Trademark with the words "Registered in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office" or the letter "R" enclosed within a circle.

Collective mark

Legal services; Courts

Trademark or service mark used by members of a cooperative, an association, or other collective group or organization.

File

Legal services; Courts

To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court/court administrator to enter into the files or records of a case.

Commit

Legal services; Courts

To send a person to prison, asylum, or reformatory by a court order.

De minimis

Legal services; Courts

( Of a fact or thing)so insignificant that a court may overlook it in deciding an issue.

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