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CALL

Categories: Criminal Law

Definition (1910 Edition)

law, hence the ceremony or epoch of election, and the number of persons elected.

for him appear, he is nonsuited, the jurors are discharged withoat giving a verdict, the ‘action 1s at an end, and the defendant recovers his costs. —Calling to the bar. In English practice. Conferring the dignity or degree of barrister at law upon a member of one of the inns of court. Holthouse.—Calling upon a prisoner. When A prisoner has been found guilty on an indictment, the clerk of the court addresses him and calls upon him to say why judgment should not upon him.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain. UK commentary and modern updates are original additions. This entry is for educational reference only and does not constitute legal advice.