- Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
- A comprehensive set of rules governing the procedure in criminal cases in the United States District Courts, promulgated by the United States Supreme Court.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure
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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure — n. Procedural rules created by the Supreme Court in 1945 that govern proceedings in criminal cases before U.S. district courts and sometimes before U.S. magistrates. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc … Law dictionary
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Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure — Procedural rules which govern all criminal proceedings in the U.S. District Courts, and, where specified, before U.S. Magistrates. Such rules were promulgated by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1945 under power granted by Congress, and have since been… … Black's law dictionary
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Rules of Criminal Procedure — Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure govern the procedure in all criminal proceedings in the U.S. district courts of the United States, including preliminary, supplementary, and special proceedings before U.S. magistrates. Fed.R.Crim.P. 1. Many… … Black's law dictionary
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criminal procedure — n: the steps taken and methods used in bringing and conducting a criminal action; also: a course of study in the rules of procedure in criminal actions Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. criminal procedure … Law dictionary
Federal Rules Decision® — A reporter that reprints decisions rendered by federal district courts that interpret or apply the Federal Rules of Civil, Criminal, and Appellate Procedure and also the Federal Rules of Evidence. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American… … Law dictionary
