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Definition of Bill of Particulars

1. Noun. The particular events to be dealt with in a criminal trial; advises the defendant and the court of the facts the defendant will be required to meet.

Definition of Bill of Particulars

1. Noun. (legal) A written statement or specification of the particulars of the demand for which an action at law is brought, or of a defendant's set-off against such demand, furnished by one of the parties to the other, either voluntarily or in compliance with a judge's order for that purpose. ¹

2. Noun. (legal) A written statement or specification of the charges made against a defendant. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

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Literary usage of Bill of Particulars

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on the Law of Evidence by Samuel March Phillipps (1822)
"A bill of particulars, delivered under a Judge's order, is more conclusive: its sole object is to inform the opposite party of what he ought to come ..."

2. The Practice of the Courts of King's Bench and Common Pleas, in Personal by William Tidd, Francis Joseph Troubat, Asa Israel Fish, Great Britain Court of King's Bench, Great Britain Court of Common Pleas, Great Britain Court of Exchequer (1856)
"An order for the plaintiff to furnish a bill of particulars is not granted, in New York, without an affidavit showing the necessity of such an order. ..."

3. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1885)
"... the court holding that the said certified statement should stand and be considered only as a bill of particulars annexed to plaintiff's declaration. ..."

4. A Brief for the Trial of Civil Issues Before a Jury by Austin Abbott, William Charles Wermuth (1922)
"Bill of particulars. a. As limiting evidence.—A bill of particulars, even though voluntarily served,1 has the effect to restrict the proof to the matters ..."

5. A Treatise on Federal Practice, Civil and Criminal: Including Practice in by Roger Foster (1920)
"Remedy for failure to give a bill of particulars. In New York, the remedy for a failure to give a bill of particulars, which has been ..."

6. A Brief for the Trial of Criminal Cases by Austin Abbott, William Constantine Beecher (1902)
"425, it was held that a defendant charged with a conspiracy to commit burglary should demand a bill of particulars of the premises proposed to be ..."

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