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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Sufficent to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebuted.


2. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






3. The name of a writ which issues from a court of superior jurisdiction - directed to an inferior court - commanding the performance of a particular act.






4. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






5. The omission to do something which a reasonable person - guided by ordinary considerations - would do; or the doing of something with a reasonable and prudent person would not do.






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






7. 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






8. Portion of a highway next to the roadway - which is distinguished by design - consruction - or marking - Area not Intended for vehicle travel.






9. Place any type of litter on or in land/water






10. To collect - gather - take up - seize - or execute on monies - real - or personal property under a lwfully issued writ.






11. This phrase - endorsed by a grand jury on an indictment - is equivalent to 'not found' or 'not a true bill'. It means that - in the opinion of the jury - evidence was insufficient to warrant the return of a formal charge.






12. Is a order signed by a proper magistrate directing a sheriff to recieve and place in jail.






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






14. 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.






15. Land next to and even including a highway - if it is used for business purposes. Area described as being 600ft segment - has at least 300 ft of it along the highway set up for businesses






16. An original writ commanding judges or officers of inferior courts to certify or to return records of proceedings in a cause for judicial review






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






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






19. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






20. 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.






21. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be






22. 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






23. A preportory stage to a riot. A rout is necessary for a riot to occur. When a lawful assembly begins to move towards the execution of an unlawful propose - but before any acts of violence or disorder occur - a rout has been committed.






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






25. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.






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






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


28. 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






29. Anyone under 15 Y.O.A - Anyone under 18 Y.O.A unless they comply with driver education training - Anyone proven to be addicted to certain substances.






30. Any substance capable of generating offensive - noxious - or suffocating fumes - gasses - or vapors.






31. Motor vehicle used to draw another vehicle. NOT MEANT TO CARRY A LOAD - OTHER HAN PART OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLERO






32. A friend of the court; one who interposes or volunteers information upon some matter of law






33. 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.






34. 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






35. Strip of land next to the highway - at least 300 ft long - that is improved and used primarily for residences.






36. Evidence illegally obtained by police officers can-not be used against the accused in a criminal case. (Mapp v. Ohio)






37. The challenge which the prosecution or defense may use to reject a certain number of prospective jurors without assigning cause.






38. 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






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






40. Sheriff






41. The entering of a private or restricted premise with the intent to commit grand theft - petty theft - or a felony






42. Person - at least 18 yrs. old - that has the job of directing traffic in school zone.






43. A proceeding whereby property - money - or credits of a debtor - in possession of another (garnishee) - are applied to the debts of the debtor.






44. The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other






45. Area in roadway designaaed for exclusive pedestrian use. Mus have signage or markings






46. The change of a punishment from a greater degree to a lesser degree - as from death to life imprisonment






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






48. Reduced speed zone to facilitate children going to and from school.






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






50. 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.