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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Any motor vehicle accident occurring entirely at a place other than on a highway.






2. An obligation signed by the accused - with his/her sureties - to secure his/her presence in court






3. The act of physically destroying files - records - or information; for example - upon judicial order






4. Shared culture and background - Shared language - religion and other culture patterns






5. Oral or written statements made to the court presenting the claims and defenses of the parites






6. A term commonly used to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision of the majority






7. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






8. Divided - controlled access highway






9. A mandatory or prohibitive writ issued by a court.






10. An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right - or in some manner to do him/her injury.






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






12. The predominate appeal of the matter taken as a whole is to a prurient interest in sexual conduct involving minors.






13. An instrument used to record variations of several different body pulsations. The courts have not as yet agreed that the scientific principles of the polygraph - commonly called the lie detector - has crossed the line between the experimental and the






14. And wife. The phrase was formely common in case names and legal documents invovling a husband and wife jointly.

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15. The testimony of a witness not taken in open court - but in pursuance of authority given by statute or rule of court to take testimony elsewhere






16. Human power that has 2 wheel. It has to have at lease one wheel tat is a min. of 14' in.






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






18. Right to bail - Protection from excessive fines - No cruel of unusual punishment






19. A. Served by an sheriff or constable B. Directs defendant to deliver possession of certain property to the officer - who the delivers the property to the person the court has directed.






20. An order or precept in writing - issued in the name of the people or of a court or judicial officer.






21. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






22. 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

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23. That place where a person has his/her true and permanent home. a person may have several residences - but only one domicile






24. In practice - the formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury - reported to the court - and accepted by it.






25. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.






26. It is recognized as an extension of the sidewalk and doesnt have to be marked on the roadway to be considered lawful.






27. Probable cause to search vehicle (Carroll v. U.S)






28. Value specified as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated vehicle






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






30. All persons concerned in the commission of a crime - whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense or aid in its commission or have advised and encouraged its commission - all persons counseling - advising - or encouraging children un






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

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






33. Persons -Houses - papers - and effects from unreasonable searches and seizure - NO WARRANTS EXCEPT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE






34. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






35. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another






36. The questioning of witnesses in a trial or in the taking of a deposition by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness






37. A legislative enactment by a municipality (e.g.' local curfew - parking violations); a local law as opposed to a state statute.






38. Steet not primarily used for hrought traffic - that provides access to building or lots






39. A pleading usually used by defendants in criminal cases - which literally means 'I will not contest it'.






40. Right to bear arms






41. 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.






42. 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.






43. Liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees






44. A legislative enactment by a federal or state body of legislators - more frequently referred to as 'a law'






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






46. The removal of a suit begun in one county or district to another for trial or from one court to another in the same county or district






47. The introduction of rebutting evidence; the showing that the statements of witnesses as to what occurred are not true; the stage of trial at which such evidence may be introduced.






48. And other persons. -Commonly used to include anyone associated the named defendant in reference to the matter before he court.

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49. That which - under the established rules of evidence - cannot be admitted or received into a court of law.






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