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Today's Terms
Desk Appearance Ticket
Definition:
A written notice given by a police officer to a person arrested, requiring him/her to appear in court at a later date for arraignment.
Writ of possession
Definition:
This is the writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land in an unlawful detainer action or personal property in a detinue action.
Indictment
Definition:
A document that contains the felony (and perhaps also misdemeanor) charges that were voted by the grand jury.
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