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A plea of autrefois convict can be combined with a plea of not guilty. A plea of autrefois acquit (Law French for "previously acquitted") means the defendant ...
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Definition of AUTREFOIS ACQUIT. In criminal law. Formerly acquitted. The name of a plea in bar to a criminal action, stating that the defendant has been once ...
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Autrefois acquit is a peremptory plea or a plea made before a trial begins that may ... Its etymology is derived from Anglo-French meaning "formerly acquitted.
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autrefois acquit definition: nounFrenchFormerly acquitted. A plea by a person indicted for a crime for which he or she had previously been tried and acquitted.
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AUTREFOIS ACQUIT, crim. law, pleading. A plea made by a defendant, indictedfor a crime or misdemeanor, that he has formerly been tried and acquitted offor a ...
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The doctrines of autrefois acquit (formerly acquitted) and autrefois convict ( formerly convicted) were considered 'essential elements for the protection of the ...
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Definition of autrefois acquit: Plea in bar that the defendant has previously been tried of the same (or practically the same) crime but was found not guilty by the ...
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The legal definition of Autrefois Acquit is Previously acquitted; an accused cannot be tried for a crime because the record shows he has already been subjected ...
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Feb 12, 2011 ... A plea of autrefois convict can be combined with a plea of not guilty. A plea of autrefois acquit (Law French for "previously acquitted") means the ...
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