Accusatory Body
ACCUSATORY BODY
Body such as agrand jurywhose duty it is to hear evidence to determine whether a person should be accused of (charged with) a crime; to be distinguished from a traverse or petit jury, which is charged with the duty of determining guilt or innocence.
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In the ordinary use of the term… Incriminate , in·crim·i·nate / inˈkriməˌnāt/ • v. [tr.] make (someone) appear guilty of a crime or wrongdoing; strongly imply the guilt of (someone): he refused to… Charge , charge / chärj/ • v. [tr.] 1. demand (an amount) as a price from someone for a service rendered or goods supplied: the restaurant charged $15 for din… Body Snatching , body snatchers Between the Tudor era and the early nineteenth century, the only legal source of corpses for dissection was the gallows. Not enough bo… ACCUSATION , ACCUSATION
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