pigmentary retinopathy. a disorder of the retina characterized by deposits of pigment and increasing loss of vision. pigÂ·menÂ·tarÂ·y reÂ·tiÂ·nopÂ·aÂ·thy. Photoreceptor degeneration associated with pigmentary changes in the retina and choroid.
March 1998. The Hyde Amendment: Congress Creates a Toehold for Curbing Wrongful Prosecution. By Elkan Abramowitz & Peter Scher. Elkan Abramowitz , a principal in Morvillo, Abramowitz, Grand, Iason & Silberberg, P.C., is a former Chief of the Criminal Division in the United States Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York.
The Amendment requires that felonies be tried only upon indictment by a grand jury. Federal grand juries can force people to take the witness stand, but defendants in those proceedings have Fifth Amendment privilege until they choose to answer any question.