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Today's Terms
Release on Recognizance (ROR)
Definition:
To be released from custody without bail while a case is pending. This is often referred to as parole.
Summons
Definition:
An appearance ticket requiring a defendant to appear before the court for arraignment on an underlying accusatory instrument
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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