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| - | '''Failure to appear''' is the legal term for the failure of a [[defendant]] or [[respondent]] to appear at, or within, the stated time before a court, or other tribunal, as directed in a summons. Where the conduct alleged in the | + | '''Failure to appear''' is the legal term for the failure of a [[defendant]] or [[respondent]] to appear at, or within, the stated time before a court, or other tribunal, as directed in a [[summons]]. Where the conduct alleged in the summons or [[complaint]] is an infraction or summary offence, failure to appear is a crime for which a bench-warrant can be issued if the defendant promised to appear. If the conduct alleged is a [[tort]] or other cause for [[civil action]], failure to appear generally results in a [[default judgment]] by the court in favor of the [[plaintiff]], or [[petitioner]]. |
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Latest revision as of 21:14, 21 July 2010
Failure to appear is the legal term for the failure of a defendant or respondent to appear at, or within, the stated time before a court, or other tribunal, as directed in a summons. Where the conduct alleged in the summons or complaint is an infraction or summary offence, failure to appear is a crime for which a bench-warrant can be issued if the defendant promised to appear. If the conduct alleged is a tort or other cause for civil action, failure to appear generally results in a default judgment by the court in favor of the plaintiff, or petitioner.