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Today's Terms
Fitness hearing
Definition:
A hearing held in Juvenile Court to determine the fitness of a minor for retention in Juvenile Court, and the minor's amenability to Juvenile Court resources. Must be held before any evidence is heard on a petition for detention. Such a hearing is a prerequisite to transfer of a minor's case to adult court. Also called certification hearing
Removal, order of
Definition:
To send back; For example, an appellate court may remand a case to a lower court for retrial or for some change in disposition.
Summons
Definition:
A notice to the named person that an action has been commenced against him in court and that he is required to appear, on the day named, and answer the complaint.
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