misconduct — mis·con·duct /mis kän dəkt/ n: intentional or wanton wrongful but usu. not criminal behavior: as a: deliberate or wanton violation of standards of conduct by a government official b: wrongful behavior (as adultery) by a spouse that leads to the… … Law dictionary
Jury (England and Wales) — In the legal jurisdiction of England and Wales, there is a long tradition of jury trial that has evolved over centuries.HistoryThe English jury has its roots in two institutions that date from before the Norman conquest in 1066. The inquest, as a … Wikipedia
misconduct — A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behavior, willful in character, improper or wrong behavior; its synonyms are misdemeanor, misdeed, misbehavior, delinquency,… … Black's law dictionary
misconduct — A transgression of some established and definite rule of action, a forbidden act, a dereliction from duty, unlawful behavior, willful in character, improper or wrong behavior; its synonyms are misdemeanor, misdeed, misbehavior, delinquency,… … Black's law dictionary
misconduct of judge — Improper or unjudicial conduct on the part of the judge in the course of the trial of a case, for example improper remarks tending to prejudice the minds of the jury against one of the parties, absence from courtroom, etc. 39 Am J1st New Tr §§ 48 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Ward Churchill academic misconduct investigation — The Ward Churchill academic misconduct investigation concerned charges of plagiarism, fabrication, and falsification against Churchill at the University of Colorado at Boulder, where Churchill was a professor at the time. On May 16, 2006, the… … Wikipedia
Prosecutorial misconduct — In jurisprudence, prosecutorial misconduct is a procedural defense; via which, a defendant may argue that they should not be held criminally liable for actions which may have broken the law, because the prosecution acted in an inappropriate or… … Wikipedia
grand jury — a jury, at common law, of 12 to 23 persons, designated to inquire into alleged violations of the law in order to ascertain whether the evidence is sufficient to warrant trial. [1490 1500; < AF graund juree] * * * Jury that examines accusations… … Universalium
prosecutorial misconduct — n. An illegal act or failing to act, on the part of a prosecutor, especially an attempt to sway the jury to wrongly convict a defendant or to impose a harsher than appropriate punishment. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
Hamid and Umer Hayat — Hamid Hayat (born September 10, 1983) is a United States citizen of Pakistani descent from Lodi, California. His father, Umer Hayat (b. January 5, 1958), was born in Pakistan and emigrated to the United States in 1976; he is a naturalized… … Wikipedia