(chiefly, US, legal) Of a motion, hearing, ruling, etc., pertaining to a request made at the start of a trial that the judge rule that certain evidence may not be introduced in a trial; most common in
(chiefly, US, legal) Of a motion, hearing, ruling, etc., pertaining to a request made at the start of a trial that the judge rule that certain evidence may not be introduced in a trial; most common in criminal trials where evidence is subject to constitutional limitations, such as statements made without Miranda warnings.
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(US, legal) A special motion in limine raised before or during trial, to exclude the presentation of unqualified evidence to the jury.
(legal, England, Wales, New Zealand, Australia, United States) A preliminary hearing without a jury in order to determine whether the evidence meets the test for admissibility to go to a full hearing at a criminal trial, in the legal systems of England and Wales, New Zealand, Australia, and the United States.
(chiefly, US, legal) Of or pertaining to evidence.
(US, legal) A doctrine which requires that evidence obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as a warrantless search, or continued questioning a witness who has invoked the right of counsel) must therefore be excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial. This rule does not apply in civil proceedings, although statutes sometime specifically provide for exclusion of such evidence.
(chiefly, US, legal) At the beginning, as a preliminary matter; specifically, before a particular procedure or proceeding takes place.