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Miranda rule
Definition:
The rule, pronounced in Miranda v. Arizona, that confessions are inadmissible in a criminal prosecution if the police do not advise the suspect in custody of certain rights before questioning.
Cross-claim
Definition:
In a civil proceeding, if there are two or more defendants, one defendant can raise a claim against another defendant.
Nominal party
Definition:
One, who is joined as a party or defendant merely because the technical rules of pleading require his presence in the record,
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