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Rest
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rest vi
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: to bring to an end voluntarily the introduction of evidence in a case [the defense s]
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: to cease presenting evidence pertinent to (a case) [I my case]
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.