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Police Legal Vocab
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1. Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence.
'Ex Rel'
Race
Exclusionary Rule
incompetent evidence
2. A legal document (process) signed by a judicial officer commanding a witness to appear and testify at a specific time and place
'Prima Face'
burglary
subpoena
20ft
3. Greater weight of evidence - or evidence which is more credible and convincing to the mind - not necessarily the greater number of witnesses.
preponderance of evidence
voir dire
Ethnicity
Court of Criminal Appeals
4. A term commonly used to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision of the majority
14th Amendment
instruction
dissent
Contempt
5. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.
false arrest
Highway or street
misfeasance
principles
6. Is used to recover possession of rental property.
fair preponderance
tort
30ft
Writ of possesion
7. An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.
15ft
magistrate
Levy
Limitation
8. A misdeed or trespass. The improper performance of some act which a person may lawfully do.
misfeasance
Nighttime
20ft
domicile
9. Shared culture and background - Shared language - religion and other culture patterns
Writ Of Possesion (Non-Eviction)
Bailee
Ethnicity
Freeway
10. From 1/2 hour before sunrise - to 1/2 hour after sunset
assault
Trailer
Daytime
rout
11. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a fire hydrate?
Daytime
15ft
synergism
brief
12. The general class or type of property taken or the reason why the offense was committed. In crimes where property is taken - the motive will be the type of property taken. The specific type of property which the thief desired to acquire might include
Levy
mandamus
Limitation
motive
13. 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
Improved shoulder
3rd Amendment
Freeway
advancing prostitution
14. 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.
Habitual criminal
Open fields
indictment
bailiff
15. Paved Shoulder
discovery
self-defense
Improved shoulder
default
16. A legislative enactment by a municipality (e.g.' local curfew - parking violations); a local law as opposed to a state statute.
5th Amendment
Petition
ordinance
felony
17. 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.
Race
forgery
4th Amendment
Writ Of Possesion (Non-Eviction)
18. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
incompetent evidence
directed verdict
tort
19. 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
'Et Al'
Bicycle
cross examination
2nd Amendment
20. Motor vehicle used to draw another vehicle. NOT MEANT TO CARRY A LOAD - OTHER HAN PART OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLERO
cross examination
Limitation
peremptory challenge
Truck tractor
21. Manaul - electric - or mechanical device that directs traffic to stop and to proceed.
instruction
5th Amendment
Traffic control signal
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
22. Evidence sufficient to convince the triers of fact that the party who has the burden of doing so has established its cause
Urban district
corroboration evidence
fair preponderance
Freeway main lane
23. When an attorney works for client for no fee.
Motor Vehicle Searches
Pro Bono
polygraph
fence
24. An unlawful attempt - coupled with a present ability - to commit a violent injury on the person of another
Obscene
assault
malice
Flammable liquid
25. A court attendant whose duties are to keep order in the courtroom and to have custody of the jury
synergism
Sidewalk
Bailee
bailiff
26. 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.
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
Official Misconduct
Commitment
School Crossing guard
27. Evidence given by a competent witness - under oath; as distinguished from evidence derived from writings and other sources
Alley
Highway or street
testimony
false arrest
28. Document filed by the plantiff with the clerk of the court that outlines the basis of the complaint - against the defendant.
cross examination
Petition
6th amendment
robbery
29. A public offense or wrong that is forbidden by law
3rd Amendment
double jeopardy
Urban district
crime
30. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another
Right of way
verdict
Special mobile equipment
Habitual criminal
31. The practical application of the scientific study of fingerprint comparisons and the classification of prints
Motor carrier
9th Amendment
Residence district
dactyloscopy
32. Is a order signed by a proper magistrate directing a sheriff to recieve and place in jail.
change of venue
Sequestration
Commitment
School Crossing guard
33. A legislative enactment by a federal or state body of legislators - more frequently referred to as 'a law'
Conservator Of Peace
brief
Statute
Capias
34. One who initiates the prosecution upon which an accused is arrested or who offers or presents an accusation against the party whom he/she suspects to be guilty; also - one who takes charge of a case and performs the functions of a trial lawyer for th
crime
venue
prosecutor
Residence district
35. Divided - controlled access highway
Freeway
parole
6th Amendment
change of venue
36. The official record of proceedings in a trial or hearing
Urban district
battery
transcript
School crossing zone
37. Rubbish - refuse - waste material - offal - paper - glass - cans - bottles - trash - debris - or any foreign substance of whatever kind or description and whether or not it is of value.
Litter
Bicycle
Fraud
instruction
38. No force quarterly of soldiers - permitted only in war time and in accordance with the law.
Licencse Ineligibility
3rd Amendment
Conservator Of Peace
decree
39. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.
fence
best evidence
Truck
Improved shoulder
40. 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.
dissent
parole
opinion evidence
Freeway
41. The act of physically destroying files - records - or information; for example - upon judicial order
expunge
writ
Dispose or dump
Safety Zone
42. 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.
14th Amendment
Return
recognizance
state's evidence
43. Vehicle with or withour power - designes to be drwan and to transport persons or property: Constructed so that NO PART OF ITS WEIGHT AND LOAD RESTS ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE.
Trailer
Gross combination weight rating
motor vehicle non-traffic accident
Sequestration
44. Evidence supplementary to that already given and tending to strengthen or confirm it
Roadway
burglary
Garishment
corroboration evidence
45. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's liberty - whether in prison or in custody
extradition
false arrest
5th Amendment Trial
rebuttal
46. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be
Litter
incompetent evidence
motive
extenuation circumstances
47. Freedom of religion - Freedom of speech - Freedom of the press - Freedom to peaceably assemble - Rights to grievances
rout
Trailer
Farm Tractor
1st amendment
48. Steet not primarily used for hrought traffic - that provides access to building or lots
Improved shoulder
Class 'A' dl
motor vehicle non-traffic accident
Alley
49. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.
change of venue
discovery
Default Judgement
Licencse Ineligibility
50. To hold on bail for trial
Pleadings
Dispose or dump
bind over
deposition