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Immunity
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Grant by the court, which assures someone will not face prosecution in return for providing criminal evidence.
Preponderance of the proof
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Greater weight of the evidence, the common standard of evidence in civil cases.
Strike
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Highlighting in the record of a case, evidence that has been improperly offered and will not be relied upon.
Plea bargaining
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Process where the accused and the prosecutor in a criminal case work out a satisfactory disposition of the case, usually by the accused agreeing to plead guilty to a lesser offense. Such bargains are ...
Double jeopardy
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Putting a person on trial more than once for the same crime. It is forbidden by the Fifth Amendment to the United States Constitution.
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