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Today's Terms
Hung Jury
Definition:
A jury that cannot agree on a verdict
Docket number
Definition:
A nine character court reference number which identifies a criminal court case. The first two digits indicate the year in which the case was filed.
Lack of jurisdiction
Definition:
The phrase may mean lack of power to act in a particular manner or to give certain kinds of relief. It may consist of a court's total lack of power to act at all, or lack of power to act in particular cases because the parties have not complied with conditions essential to the exercise of jurisdiction.
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