Duplicity (law)
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duplicity-law-322-15837423
title:
Duplicity (law)
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Duplicity is the error committed when the charge on an indictment describes two different offences. An indictment may contain more than one count, but each count must allege only one offence, so that the defendant can know precisely what offences he or she is accused of. If a count is poorly drafted so that it alleges two offences, it is said to be "duplicitous". A duplicitous count is defective and must be quashed by the judge, unless the judge permits the count to be amended so that it only al
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2022-10-21T04:12:53Z
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