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DEFENDANT ATTORNEY [3 records]

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Record 1 2014-05-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Courts
  • Legal Actions
CONT

A deputy district attorney works under the supervision of a district attorney in carrying out prosecution duties for both misdemeanor and felony court cases. When a defendant is charged with a crime, it is up to the office of the district attorney to determine whether a case can be made against that person. The deputy district attorney plays an instrumental part in that determination as well as any subsequent prosecution. Deputy district attorneys research law, interview witnesses and handle the courtroom prosecution of defendants.

OBS

District Attorney. An officer of the governmental body under which he or she is operating, such as a state, county, or municipality, with the duty to prosecute all those accused of crimes. A district attorney will frequently have assistants who are similarly empowered. Also known as a prosecutor. In the federal government, district attorneys are called United States attorneys.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Tribunaux
  • Actions en justice
DEF

Fonctionnaire public agissant en tant qu'adjoint du procureur de l'État dans ses fonctions et qui représente les intérêts de l'administration judiciaire locale auprès des tribunaux en matière pénale et criminelle.

OBS

substitut du procureur; sous-procureur; procureur-adjoint; assistant-procureur : Ces expressions peuvent être employées de manière interchangeable. Elles sont utilisées dans ce contexte pour exprimer la même réalité. À notre avis, il s'agit d'un fonctionnaire qualifié qui agit au niveau de l'administration judiciaire locale comme étant un assistant du procureur de l'État.

Spanish

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Record 2 2007-02-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Practice and Procedural Law
OBS

Cognovit [he has acknowledged]. (LAW) An instrument in writing whereby a defendant in an action acknowledges a plaintiff’s demand to be just.

CONT

Cognovit actionem [Latin, He has confessed the action] The written confession made by a defendant admitting the merits of the action brought against him or her by a plaintiff. The confession is usually based upon designated conditions, given in court, and impliedly empowers the plaintiffs attorney to sign judgment and issue execution for its enforcement.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit judiciaire

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Rules of Court
  • Legal Profession: Organization

French

Domaine(s)
  • Règles de procédure
  • Organisation de la profession (Droit)

Spanish

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