Reserved

  • 131crown cases reserved — In English law, questions of law arising in criminal trials at the assizes (otherwise than by way of demurrer), and not decided there, but reserved for the consideration of the court of criminal appeal. Superseded by criminal division of Court of …

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  • 132point reserved — When, in the progress of the trial of a cause, an important or difficult point of law is presented to the court, and the court is not certain of the decision that should be given, it may reserve the point, that is, decide it provisionally as it… …

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