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Police Legal Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence.
decree
4th Amendment
accessory
incompetent evidence
2. Citizens of each state are also - citizens of the U.S. state governments must adhere to the U.S. Constitution.
writ
14th Amendment
parole
Litter
3. Commands the person to whom it is directed to desist or refrain from the commision or continuance of the act enjoined or to obey and execute such order as the court has seen proper to issue.
Class 'B' dl
change of venue
domicile
Injuction
4. 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.
Official Misconduct
School crossing zone
5th Amendment Trial
Parties
5. 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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6. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases
Court of Criminal Appeals
synergism
domicile
ordinance
7. Against A Thing.
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8. Endorsement by an officer upon a process stating what - where - when - why - how - and whom service and compliance of the commands within the process were made.
Return
Highway or street
Sequestration
1st amendment
9. An order or precept in writing - issued in the name of the people or of a court or judicial officer.
Writ of possesion
injunction
recognizance
writ
10. Detailed list of articles of assests containing a designation or description of each specific article.
'Et Ux'
Inventory
expert evidence
Special mobile equipment
11. That place where a person has his/her true and permanent home. a person may have several residences - but only one domicile
recognizance
cross examination
domicile
probable cause
12. Evidence illegally obtained by police officers can-not be used against the accused in a criminal case. (Mapp v. Ohio)
riot
verdict
crime
Exclusionary Rule
13. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics
instruction
Ethnicity
Race
Malfeasance
14. A direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case.
3rd Amendment
instruction
Court of Criminal Appeals
8th Amendment
15. 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
crime
due process
magistrate
bail bond
16. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another
allegation
Special mobile equipment
Right of way
Litter
17. 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.
amicus curiae
assault
opinion evidence
Alley
18. Shared culture and background - Shared language - religion and other culture patterns
Ethnicity
Laned roadway
Affiant
robbery
19. A crime of a graver nature than a misdemeanor. generally - an offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary
felony
cause
Class 'B' dl
writ of possesion (Eviction)
20. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.
Motor carrier
probable cause
condemnation
Alias Citation
21. The particular county - city - or geographic area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case
venue
Open fields
peremptory challenge
self-defense
22. Person - at least 18 yrs. old - that has the job of directing traffic in school zone.
School Crossing guard
nolo contendere
demur
5th Amendment
23. An instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent or attorney.
2nd Amendment
recognizance
power of attorney
corroboration evidence
24. An article of personal property as distinguished from from real property.
Chattel
6th Amendment
Official traffic control device
'Et Al'
25. The act of physically destroying files - records - or information; for example - upon judicial order
30ft
1st Amendment trial
Mistake of law
expunge
26. 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
forgery
Urban district
Limitation
Sidewalk
27. Divided - controlled access highway
probable cause
necessarily included offenses
Freeway
recognizance
28. 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.
accessory
venue
injunction
Trailer
29. Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to teh justice court - and shall not exceed $500.
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
deposition
indictment
Through highway
30. The assertion - declaration - or statement of a party to an action - made in a pleading - setting out what he/she expects to prove
injunction
allegation
20ft
extradition
31. In practice - the formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury - reported to the court - and accepted by it.
Laned roadway
verdict
Commitment
synergism
32. By or on the relation of.
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33. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.
Highway or street
noxious substance
Parties
probable cause
34. No force quarterly of soldiers - permitted only in war time and in accordance with the law.
synergism
rout
3rd Amendment
search warrant
35. 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.
Malfeasance
necessarily included offenses
tort
Race
36. 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
arraignment
mistrial
feigned accomplice
equitable action
37. And the following one or ones.
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38. Reduced speed zone to facilitate children going to and from school.
School crossing zone
equitable action
'Et Al'
Frisk
39. 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
motor vehicle non-traffic accident
no bill
commutation
default
40. Freedom of religion - Freedom of speech - Freedom of the press - Freedom to peaceably assemble - Rights to grievances
accomplice
necessarily included offenses
1st amendment
Freeway main lane
41. 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
necessarily included offenses
Class 'B' dl
expert evidence
condemnation
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.
state's evidence
indictment
Bus
bail
43. And other persons. -Commonly used to include anyone associated the named defendant in reference to the matter before he court.
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44. Proceedings held to determine wheter a person has violated a lawful court order and to set punishment if viloation is found.
Contempt
Right of way
Levy
search warrant
45. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.
Class 'B' dl
prosecutor
Highway or street
Limitation
46. 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.
Open fields
Libel
Truck
Traffic control signal
47. Area in roadway designaaed for exclusive pedestrian use. Mus have signage or markings
allegation
Safety Zone
motive
8th Amendment
48. The protection of one's person or property against some injury attempted by another. The law of 'self-defense' justifies an act done in the reasonable belief of immediate danger. When acting in justifiable self-defense - a person may not be punished
testimony
Shoulder
self-defense
dissent
49. A friend of the court; one who interposes or volunteers information upon some matter of law
peremptory challenge
transcript
Garishment
amicus curiae
50. A deadly weapon; a long - heavy club usually carried by a law enforcement officer.
bail
probable cause
Affiant
nightstick