Question Answer on the Pretrial Process Assignment 2022

Running head: ASSIGNMENT 8
QUESTION-ANSWER ON THE PRETRIAL PROCESS
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Answer- Key terms
1. Arraignment is a legal reading of a document in the presence of the defendant of a
criminal prosecution reminding about the charges which have been brought against that
defendant.
2. A bail bond is usually considered to be a document by which a convict or one or more
collaterals promises to pay an amount which is fixed by the court. If based on that
payment the convict released on bail then the convict only needs to attend the hearing of
charges.
3. Change of venue is a legal term the meaning of which is the transmission of a case from
one court in one place to a court in another place, or from one court to another situated in
the similar jurisdiction due to the justice or for the party’s or witness’s suitability.
4. A ‘citation’ is a technique by which a person informs his/her readers that some materials
in his/her work came from dissimilar sources. Citation also provides the readers with the
requisite information about some details, such as the author’s information, work title.
5. Under the procedural law of America, when a hearing, trial or other organized
proceedings of court is postponed due to the appeal, of anyone or both the parties
involved in a dispute, or spontaneously by the judge.
6. The adjudication procedure of criminal law is known as the criminal procedure. While
the criminal process varies widely according to jurisdiction, it usually starts with a
criminal charge officially brought against a person on trial, either in bail or detention,
resulting in the defendant’s conviction or release.

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7. A criminal prosecution progresses over a variety of phases, starting from an arrest to a
pre-trial, or post-trial stage. The other phases include bail, arraignment, preliminary
hearing, pretrial motions, trial, sentencing, and appeal.
8. In the case of the United States and Canada, a deposition is considered to be a law and an
inspection for detection respectively. In this case, an individual appears at a specific time
and place where sworn testimony is given usually under oath within the presence of a
court reporter so that a record can be made.
9. In law, a motion that seeks an order of a trial court completely for the placing of all or
any part of the claims for the moving party without the requirement for additional
proceeding of the trial court is known as a dispositive motion.
10. Excessive bail is regarded to be as an amount of bail the order of which is posed by a
defendant which is more than a usual amount. Excessive bail amount ensures the
appearance of the defendant before a court of law, especially where the crime is serious.
11. A judicial officer is authorized or specified with processes by the Bail Reform Act, 1984
to provide discharge order or confinement order of an arrested individual awaiting trial,
sentence or appeal.
12. A Grand Jury is a jury of a group of individuals, allowing civil prosecutions and alleged
criminal actions to be investigated by determining which criminal charges need to be
brought.
13. A complaint filed under oath by a lawyer charging one or more suspects with the
commission of a crime.