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Bail bond

A bond or obligation given by a prisoner and his surety, to insure the prisoner's appearance in court, at the return of the writ.

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Recognizance 76% connected

An obligation of record entered into before some court of record or magistrate duly authorized, with condition to do some particular act, as to appea…

oewn 2023 0% interchangeable

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Bail 92% connected

A bucket or scoop used in bailing water out of a boat.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bond 92% connected

That which binds, ties, fastens, or confines, or by which anything is fastened or bound, as a cord, chain, etc.; a band; a ligament; a shackle or a m…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Allegation noun · 85% connection

(law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law); "an allegation of malpractice"

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Charge noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Civil wrong noun · 85% connection

(law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought

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Complaint noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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False pretence noun · 85% connection

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

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False pretense noun · 85% connection

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

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Insanity plea noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Kidnapping noun · 85% connection

(law) the unlawful act of capturing and carrying away a person against their will and holding them in false imprisonment

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Malice aforethought noun · 85% connection

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue…

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mens rea noun · 85% connection

(law) criminal intent; the thoughts and intentions behind a wrongful act (including knowledge that the act is illegal); often at issue…

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Parole noun · 85% connection

(law) a conditional release from imprisonment that entitles the person to serve the remainder of the sentence outside the prison as lo…

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Partial verdict noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea of insanity noun · 85% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Premeditation noun · 85% connection

(law) thought and intention to commit a crime well in advance of the crime; goes to show criminal intent

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Probation noun · 85% connection

(law) a way of dealing with offenders without imprisoning them; a defendant found guilty of a crime is released by the court without i…

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Acquit verb · 78% connection

To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, duty, liability, burden, or from an accusation or charge; -- now followed by of…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Appeal noun · 78% connection

(law) a legal proceeding in which the appellant resorts to a higher court for the purpose of obtaining a review of a lower court decis…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Appearance noun · 78% connection

The coming into court of either of the parties; the being present in court; the coming into court of a party summoned in an action, ei…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Assure verb · 78% connection

To insure; to covenant to indemnify for loss, or to pay a specified sum at death. See Insure.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Attach verb · 78% connection

To take by legal authority: (a) To arrest by writ, and bring before a court, as to answer for a debt, or a contempt; -- applied to a t…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Certiorari noun · 78% connection

A writ issuing out of chancery, or a superior court, to call up the records of a inferior court, or remove a cause there depending, in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Elisor noun · 78% connection

An elector or chooser; one of two persons appointed by a court to return a jury or serve a writ when the sheriff and the coroners are…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Enter verb · 78% connection

To place in regular form before the court, usually in writing; to put upon record in proper from and order; as, to enter a writ, appea…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Fealty noun · 78% connection

Fidelity to one's lord; the feudal obligation by which the tenant or vassal was bound to be faithful to his lord; the special oath by…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Frankpledge noun · 78% connection

A pledge or surety for the good behavior of freemen, -- each freeman who was a member of an ancient decennary, tithing, or friborg, in…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Habeas corpus unknown · 78% connection

A writ having for its object to bring a party before a court or judge; especially, one to inquire into the cause of a person's impriso…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: bond, obligation, given, prisoner, surety.
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Hydrogen bond noun · 78% connection

a chemical bond consisting of a hydrogen atom between two electronegative atoms (e.g., oxygen or nitrogen) with one side being a coval…

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