Contemporary issues exam 4th quarter 2

Heinous crimes

Offenses that are exceedingly bad or evil or those committed with extreme cruelty as to shock the general moral

Torture

The action or practice of inflicting sever pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something

Heinous crimes

Offenses that are exceedingly bad or evil or those committed with extreme cruelty as to shock the general moral

Torture

The action or practice of inflicting sever pain or suffering on someone as a punishment or in order to force them to do or say something

Reclusion perpetua

Penalty which places a convict in prison form 20-40 years under the Philippine law

Impartial trial

Implies an absence of bias in the trial of cases

Beyond reasonable doubt

It is the legal burden of proof required to affirm a conviction in a criminal case

Self-incrimination

The act of exposing oneself to prosecution, especially by giving evidence or testimony

Arraignment

The copy of the complaint is being read in the language or dialect known to him, asking him whether he pleads guilty or not guilty

Solitary confinement

A form of imprisonment distinguished by living in single cells with little or no meaningful contact with other inmates

Trial in absentia

Criminal proceeding in a court of law in which the person who is subject to it is not physically present at those proceedings

Double jeopardy

Refers to the principle that a person cannot be tried twice for the same offense once they have been acquitted or convicted

Bail

It is a security required by a court and given for the temporary release of a person under the custody of the law conditioned upon his appearnace before any court

Subpoena

An order that may be issued by the court to compel the attendance of witnesses in order to testify in behalf of the accused

Involuntary servitude

A compulsory service of one to another

Inadmissible

Not accepted as valid evidence

Writ of Habeas Corpus

A court order directing a person detaining another, commanding him to produce the body of the prisoner and show sufficient cause for holding in custody the person detained