Sentences with phrase «truths as an officer of the court»

In the legal profession to which I belong (now as an unlicensed non practicing lawyer) it is punishable misconduct to tell untruths and half - truths as an officer of the court or in one's private dealings with members of the public.

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Members of the unit conduct Truth Verification examinations and are N.I.T.V. certified; also a member is assigned to Utica Drug Court as a warrant officer who locates participants who have absconded from the drug treatment program and returns them to the cCourt as a warrant officer who locates participants who have absconded from the drug treatment program and returns them to the courtcourt.

There is prospect Nigerians keen on knowing the truth about alleged padding of the 2016 budget may soon have some answers, as the Federal High Court in Lagos has granted a bid by Socio - Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP) «to seek an order of Mandamus to direct and compel the Federal Government to prosecute some principal officers of the National Assembly over allegations of padding and stealing of some N481bn from the 2016 budget.»

As anyone who has ever contested a traffic ticket knows, courts frequently assume that whatever an officer says is the truth, even when witnesses refute the police's version of events.