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Police Legal Vocab
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law
Instructions:
Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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Match each statement with the correct term.
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1. Motor vehicle used to draw another vehicle. NOT MEANT TO CARRY A LOAD - OTHER HAN PART OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLERO
Truck tractor
brief
malice
Bailee
2. Against A Thing.
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3. Written or Oral application for a ruling or order from the court.
Fraud
Daytime
Motion
instruction
4. Evidence sufficient to convince the triers of fact that the party who has the burden of doing so has established its cause
6th Amendment
Contempt
Return
fair preponderance
5. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement
burglary
brief
advancing prostitution
Affiant
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.
discovery
rebuttal
6th Amendment
Default Judgement
7. 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
self-defense
rebuttal
Dispose or dump
equitable action
8. A 'person' that direct the operation of one or more vehicles that haul people or cargo.
Motor carrier
Motor Vehicle Searches
self-defense
riot
9. 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
9th Amendment
Residence district
motive
Litter
10. The practical application of the scientific study of fingerprint comparisons and the classification of prints
voir dire
Contempt
Flammable liquid
dactyloscopy
11. 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
misfeasance
Indigent/Pauper
prosecutor
magistrate
12. 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
'Et Seq'
Highway or street
expert evidence
chambers
13. A legal document (process) signed by a judicial officer commanding a witness to appear and testify at a specific time and place
fence
certiorari
'Et Seq'
subpoena
14. 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
Chattel
default
Official traffic control device
brief
15. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree; also the judgment given.
adjudication
Special mobile equipment
expert evidence
30ft
16. 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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17. Any sign - signal - marking - or device that is placed lawfully and is used to regulate - warn - or guide traffic
rebuttal
amicus curiae
testimony
Official traffic control device
18. Right to bear arms
nolo contendere
2nd Amendment
tort
1st amendment
19. Decayable waste (animal/vegetable) - Non-decayable/solid waste that consist of boxes -rubber - plastic - metal - etc.
parole
peremptory challenge
Litter
chambers
20. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.
Race
interrogatories
testimony
probable cause
21. A public offense or wrong that is forbidden by law
crime
ordinance
noxious substance
Daytime
22. By or on the relation of.
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23. Go thru only with caution
assault
Flashing yellow light
Return
corroboration evidence
24. The particular county - city - or geographic area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case
Bailee
venue
Alley
Official traffic control device
25. 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
due process
Licencse Ineligibility
opinion evidence
principles
26. Tenn v. Garner
writ
4th Amendment trial
feigned accomplice
principles
27. 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
due process
Statute
Injuction
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
28. 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.
indictment
Alley
synergism
Flammable liquid
29. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.
recognizance
Limitation
principles
Special mobile equipment
30. A crime of a graver nature than a misdemeanor. generally - an offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary
felony
20ft
'Prima Face'
misfeasance
31. Motor vehicle or a combination of - hat is used to haul people or property - that -Has gross combination weight rating of 26 -001 or more - including towed unit with G.V.W.are of more than 10000 pounds - Can haul 16 or more passengerss - (including d
equitable action
forgery
no bill
Commercial Motor vehicle
32. To collect - gather - take up - seize - or execute on monies - real - or personal property under a lwfully issued writ.
mandamus
Class 'B' dl
Farm Tractor
Levy
33. Private office or room of a judge
Writ Of Possesion (Non-Eviction)
interrogatories
chambers
Libel
34. An instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent or attorney.
power of attorney
'Ex Rel'
Inadmissible
Contempt
35. Proceedings held to determine wheter a person has violated a lawful court order and to set punishment if viloation is found.
plaintiff
Obscene
Contempt
parole
36. 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.
Traffic control signal
Petition
2nd Amendment
Return
37. Allows a landlord who prevails in an eviction suit to regain possession of the premises that were in dispute.
Traffic
Commitment
writ of possesion (Eviction)
15ft
38. Human power that has 2 wheel. It has to have at lease one wheel tat is a min. of 14' in.
Nighttime
Bicycle
Daytime
burglary
39. A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record.
writ of possesion (Eviction)
Court of Criminal Appeals
plaintiff
instruction
40. A motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 or motor vehicle other than a cab
prosecutor
Levy
Highway or street
Bus
41. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.
Bus
Litter
Levy
Default Judgement
42. RIGHT TO BE INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY - Notice of charges - Double jeopardy - Self Incrimination - Due Process - Reasonable reimbursement for property
Commercial Motor vehicle
nolo contendere
5th Amendment
self-defense
43. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible
embezzlement
Farm Tractor
magistrate
best evidence
44. Detailed list of articles of assests containing a designation or description of each specific article.
recognizance
nolo contendere
Inventory
Right of way
45. 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
adjudication
Class 'A' dl
Indigent/Pauper
Urban district
46. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.
Highway or street
Dispose or dump
Inventory
Alias Citation
47. In Re Gault
20ft
6th Amendment trial
motive
injunction
48. Right to bail - Protection from excessive fines - No cruel of unusual punishment
8th Amendment
Class 'A' dl
robbery
Open fields
49. Can be pedestrians - ridden or herded animals or vehicles.
Traffic
plaintiff
3rd Amendment
Residence district
50. A Person who recieves personal property from another as a bailment.
Bailee
preponderance of evidence
'Prima Face'
Official traffic control device