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Nowadays, juries can return a verdict of either "not guilty" or "not proven", with the same legal effect of acquittal. [6] Although historically it may be a similar verdict to not guilty, in the present day not proven is typically used by a jury when there is a belief that the defendant is guilty but The Crown has not provided sufficient ...
the laws depend not on being read, but on being understood: non licet omnibus adire Corinthum: not everyone can go to Corinth: The legendary pleasures of Corinth were also quite expensive. Used to refer to anything that not everyone can afford or have the chance to do. non liquet: it is not proven: Also "it is not clear" or "it is not evident".
An action is not given to one who is not injured. The requirement that in most private legal actions, the person bringing the action must have been damaged in some way. [2] Actus legis nemini facit injurium: The act of law injures no one. Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea: No act is punishable that is not the result of a guilty mind.
in other words, "innocent until proven guilty" omnia sponte fluant absit violentia rebus: everything should flow by itself, force should be absent "let it go" omnia sunt communia: all things shall be held in common from Acts of the Apostles: omnis vir enim sui: Every man for himself! omnibus idem: the same to all
The presumption of innocence is a legal principle that every person accused of any crime is considered innocent until proven guilty. Under the presumption of innocence, the legal burden of proof is thus on the prosecution , which must present compelling evidence to the trier of fact (a judge or a jury ).
“I choose you and me religiously.”
Fans found a clue that Taylor Swift's upcoming song "Guilty as Sin?" could be about sleeping with a liar based on old "Carolina" lyrics.
First up, “Guilty As Sin?” features the lyric “Drownin’ in the Blue Nile / He sent me ‘Downtown Lights.’” In case it’s not clear, “The Downtown Lights” is a song by The Blue ...