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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Greater weight of evidence - or evidence which is more credible and convincing to the mind - not necessarily the greater number of witnesses.






2. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a traffic control device thats on the side of the road?






3. A direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case.






4. Can be pedestrians - ridden or herded animals or vehicles.






5. A 'person' that direct the operation of one or more vehicles that haul people or cargo.






6. 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.






7. 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






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






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






10. The commission of some act which is prohibited by law.






11. 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






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






13. Rights not mention retained by people






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






15. Any sign - signal - marking - or device that is placed lawfully and is used to regulate - warn - or guide traffic






16. 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






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






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






19. 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.






20. Is an affimative defense






21. 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






22. An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which can not stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction - wrong drawing of jurors - or disregard of some other fundamental requisite.






23. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict






24. Intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse.






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






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






27. 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






28. Citation issued after the original ciation usually directed to the sheriff or another county or directed to the defendant under another.






29. Temporary seizure or setting aside of specific to wich a party to a suit has claim of ownership.






30. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






31. 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






32. The fraudulent appropriation by a person for his/her own use or benefit of property or money entrusted to him/her by another






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






34. A receiver of stolen goods. typically This is someone who receives the stolen property for sale or distribution






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






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






37. To hold on bail for trial






38. Document filed by the plantiff with the clerk of the court that outlines the basis of the complaint - against the defendant.






39. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree; also the judgment given.






40. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






41. Paved Shoulder






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






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






44. In Re Gault






45. 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






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






47. 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






48. 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






49. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






50. A person who has received two previous convictions on seperate felony charges. Such a person will be adjudged a habitual criminal and may be punishable by imprisionment in the state prison for life.