When a defendant is released from custody, without paying bail and promising to make required court appearances. Only those with minimal risk are released OR such as when there is minimal flight risk due to a strong tie to the community (family with children and steady job) and no prior history of failing to appear in court. Very serious charges (such as murder) will not or … [Read more...]

property. The owner is he who has dominion of a thing real or person-al, corporeal or incorporeal, which he has a right to enjoy and to do with as he pleases, even to spoil or destroy it, as far as the law permits, unless he be prevented by some agreement or covenant which restrains his right. 2. The right of the owner is more extended than that of him who has only the use of … [Read more...]

To supersede; annul; reject by subsequent action or decision. A judicial decision is said to be overruled when a later decision, rendered by the same court or by a superior court in the same system, expresses a judgment upon the same question of law directly opposite to that which was be fore given, thereby depriving the earlier opinion of all authority as a precedent. The term … [Read more...]

In old English law. A forfeiture for contempt or neglect in not pursuing a malefactor. 3 Inst 116. … [Read more...]

To charge more than the price listed or advertised. In criminal matters, to file a criminal charge for a more serious offense than the facts warrant. … [Read more...]