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Suppression of evidence

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004790

The act by a court of excluding evidence from consideration in a trial because it was obtained illegally or in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights. A motion to suppress evidence is a common pretrial procedure in criminal cases. If granted, the evidence cannot be presented to the jury.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004790
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004790",
  "term": "Suppression of evidence",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "The act by a court of excluding evidence from consideration in a trial because it was obtained illegally or in violation of a defendant's constitutional rights. A motion to suppress evidence is a common pretrial procedure in criminal cases. If granted, the evidence cannot be presented to the jury.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/suppression-of-evidence/"
}

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