Glossary of US legal terms
Substitution is a reduction in the sentence, starting from the death penalty to life imprisonment. Co-defendants — multiple people arrested and charged with the same criminal incident. Comparative malpractice is a legal doctrine in New Mexico whereby the actions of opposing parties in a delicate matter are compared to determine each party's liability, with each party only liable for its own percentage of fault. See also complicity in negligence. Compensatory…