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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Land next to and including the highway if - It's NOT IN A MUNICIPALITY AND It has HOMES OR BUSINESSES on it at intervals of less than 100ft - for at least a quarter mile






2. Detailed list of articles of assests containing a designation or description of each specific article.






3. Allows a landlord who prevails in an eviction suit to regain possession of the premises that were in dispute.






4. Freedom of religion - Freedom of speech - Freedom of the press - Freedom to peaceably assemble - Rights to grievances






5. In Re Gault






6. A method of defamation expressed by print - writing - pictures - or signs. In its most general sense - any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another.






7. Divided - controlled access highway






8. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.






9. Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to teh justice court - and shall not exceed $500.






10. Tenn v. Garner






11. RIGHT TO BE INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY - Notice of charges - Double jeopardy - Self Incrimination - Due Process - Reasonable reimbursement for property






12. Proceedings held to determine wheter a person has violated a lawful court order and to set punishment if viloation is found.






13. Rights not mention retained by people






14. A suit - litigation - or action - that is either civil or criminal






15. A 'default' in an action of law occurs when a defendant fails to plead within the time allowed or fails to appear at the trial






16. To run the hands quickly over another's person in search of weapons or contra ban; a 'pat down' search.






17. Any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another






18. An obligation - before a court - to do a specific thing or incur a penalty of some kind; in lieu of bond - one is entrusted to appear before the court at a later date.






19. A legal document (process) signed by a judicial officer commanding a witness to appear and testify at a specific time and place






20. Law in its regular course of administration through the courts of justice. the guarantee of due process requires that every person have the protection of a fair trial






21. Miranda v. Arizona






22. Portion of the highway - other than the shoulder.






23. A suitor who - on account of poverty - is allowed to sue or defend without being chargable with cost






24. Offense that is an intentional or knowing violation of a law committed by a public servant while acting in an official capacity as a public servant.






25. Any motor vehicle accident occurring entirely at a place other than on a highway.






26. A Person who recieves personal property from another as a bailment.






27. One who - under the direction of a law enforcement officer or upon his/her own initiative - pretends complicity in a crime in order to detect the perpetrator in an effort to prosecute such perpetrator. as such - there is no criminal intent on the par






28. The legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without his/her consent - but upon the award and payment of just compensation






29. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible






30. Evidence of what the witness thinks or believes in regard to facts in dispute - as distinguished from his/her personal knowledge of the facts; not admissible except (under certain limitations) in the case of experts.






31. Operate a vehicle with G.V.W.are of 26 -001 or more - Combo of vehicles 26 -001 or more towing more than 10000


32. A crime of a graver nature than a misdemeanor. generally - an offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary






33. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.






34. Where an offense cannot be accomplished without necessarily committing another offense - the latter is a necessarily included offense. For example - every battery includes an assault. Murder includes manslaughter.






35. Go thru only with caution






36. An accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury - charging that a person therein named has done some act or been guilty of some omission which - by law - is a crime.






37. Written questions propounded by one party and served on an adversary - who must provide answers thereto under oath.






38. Operate a vehicle with G.V.W.are of 26000 or more - Can't tow more than 10000 - unless its a farm trailer. then they can tow up to 20000


39. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts; i.e. - persons qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject






40. Paved Shoulder






41. A person 'advances prostitution' when - acting other than as a prostitute or as a patron thereof - he/she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution - procures or solicits patrons for prostitution - provides persons or promises for p






42. A misdeed or trespass. The improper performance of some act which a person may lawfully do.






43. Sufficent to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebuted.


44. Joint action of two separate drugs resulting in a total effect greater than the summed effects of both. For example - barbiturates are alcohol synergists - since the combined action of doses of alcohol and barbiturates (whoes additive effects would b






45. No force quarterly of soldiers - permitted only in war time and in accordance with the law.






46. The particular county - city - or geographic area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case






47. Unlawfully obtaining property from another by threat. the threat - regardless of its nature must induce an 'oppressive condition or circumstance;' e.g. - threatening to inflict injury - or to accuse - or to expose a secret that tends to subject a per






48. One who knowingly - voluntarily and with common intent with a principal offender - unites in the commission of a crime






49. An article of personal property as distinguished from from real property.






50. The assertion - declaration - or statement of a party to an action - made in a pleading - setting out what he/she expects to prove