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Harmless error
Definition:
An error committed by a lower court during a trial, but not prejudicial to the rights of the party and for which the appellate court will not reverse the judgment.
Battery
Definition:
Actual physical violence, whether serious or minor, inflicted on a person. (A mere threat is called assault, whereas the completed act is called battery).
Writ
Definition:
A petition to a court for some extraordinary relief, such as asking the court to release a defendant from imprisonment.
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