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  2. Failure to appear - Wikipedia

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    For example, an FTA can qualify as a misdemeanor or felony in Idaho depending on the underlying offense: A person set at liberty by court order, with or without bail, upon condition that he will subsequently appear at a specified time and place, commits a misdemeanor if, without lawful excuse, he fails to appear at that time and place.

  3. Bail in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1966, Congress enacted the Bail Reform Act, which expanded the bail rights of federal criminal defendants by giving non-capital defendants a statutory right to be released pending trial, on their personal recognizance or on personal bond, unless a judicial officer determined that such incentives would not adequately assure the defendant's appearance at trial.

  4. Bail - Wikipedia

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    A Bailable offence is defined as an offence which is shown as bailable in the First Schedule of the Code or which is made bailable by any other law, and non-bailable offence means any other offence. A person who is arrested for a 'bailable' offence may secure bail at the police station, while those who fail to secure police bail and those ...

  5. Excessive Bail Clause - Wikipedia

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    The Excessive Bail Clause of the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits excessive bail set in pre-trial detention. If a judge posts excessive bail, the defendant's lawyer may make a motion in court to lower the bail or appeal directly to a higher court.

  6. Bailment - Wikipedia

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    Bailment is distinguished from a contract of sale or a gift of property, as it only involves the transfer of possession and not its ownership.To create a bailment, the bailee must both intend to possess, and actually physically possess, the bailable chattel for example a car mechanic business when a car has been dropped off for repair.

  7. Anticipatory bail - Wikipedia

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    This provision allows a person to seek bail in anticipation of an arrest on accusation of having committed a non-bailable offence. [2] On filing anticipatory bail, the opposing party is notified about the bail application and the opposition can then contest the bail application in court (public prosecutor can also be used to do this).

  8. Culpable homicide - Wikipedia

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    "Culpable homicide not amounting to murder" is punishable under section 304 of IPC [4] of the Indian Penal Code. It is a non bailable charge with imprisonment up to 10 years with or without fine. It is a non bailable charge with imprisonment up to 10 years with or without fine.

  9. Strict liability (criminal) - Wikipedia

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    In criminal law, strict liability is liability for which mens rea (Law Latin for "guilty mind") does not have to be proven in relation to one or more elements comprising the actus reus ("guilty act") although intention, recklessness or knowledge may be required in relation to other elements of the offense (Preterintentionally [1] [2] /ultraintentional [3] /versari in re illicita).