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Police Legal Vocab
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Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. That which - under the established rules of evidence - cannot be admitted or received into a court of law.
Chattel
writ of possesion (Eviction)
Inadmissible
state's evidence
2. An order in writing - issued by a justice or magistrate - in the name of the state - directing an officer to search a specified house or other premise. Usually required as a condition before a legal search and seizure.
tort
Official Misconduct
search warrant
equitable action
3. Portion of a highway next to the roadway - which is distinguished by design - consruction - or marking - Area not Intended for vehicle travel.
Inadmissible
Shoulder
Capias
motive
4. 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
opinion evidence
Pleadings
decree
synergism
5. One of the lanes on the freeway
writ of possesion (Eviction)
Freeway main lane
principles
extenuation circumstances
6. The assertion - declaration - or statement of a party to an action - made in a pleading - setting out what he/she expects to prove
nolo contendere
Urban district
'Et Al'
allegation
7. 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
forgery
prosecutor
polygraph
Nighttime
8. Against A Thing.
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9. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.
crime
Obscene
Parties
noxious substance
10. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of crosswalk at an intersection?
20ft
domicile
embezzlement
accessory
11. A suitor who - on account of poverty - is allowed to sue or defend without being chargable with cost
best evidence
voir dire
Indigent/Pauper
Affiant
12. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict
interrogatories
commutation
directed verdict
negligence
13. 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.
writ
transcript
robbery
Trailer
14. A public offense or wrong that is forbidden by law
Bicycle
crime
Dispose or dump
Park or parking
15. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.
Trailer
Commitment
bail bond
Special mobile equipment
16. Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence.
Truck tractor
incompetent evidence
discovery
Litter
17. The entering of a private or restricted premise with the intent to commit grand theft - petty theft - or a felony
burglary
Affiant
cross examination
Dispose or dump
18. Strip of land next to the highway - at least 300 ft long - that is improved and used primarily for residences.
Residence district
search warrant
Contempt
20ft
19. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be
bail bond
Indigent/Pauper
default
extenuation circumstances
20. Citation issued after the original ciation usually directed to the sheriff or another county or directed to the defendant under another.
burglary
transcript
2nd Amendment
Alias Citation
21. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible
recognizance
Statute
best evidence
Writ of possesion
22. A term commonly used to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision of the majority
writ of possesion (Eviction)
Bailee
Urban district
dissent
23. Miranda v. Arizona
Truck tractor
5th Amendment Trial
14th Amendment
Right of way
24. That place where a person has his/her true and permanent home. a person may have several residences - but only one domicile
domicile
commutation
rout
Commitment
25. From 1/2 hour before sunrise - to 1/2 hour after sunset
Alias Citation
self-defense
Daytime
injunction
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
Writ Of Possesion (Non-Eviction)
preponderance of evidence
Urban district
recognizance
27. Any motor vehicle accident occurring entirely at a place other than on a highway.
dissent
Trailer
motor vehicle non-traffic accident
deposition
28. 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.
rout
verdict
mandamus
Frisk
29. The predominate appeal of the matter taken as a whole is to a prurient interest in sexual conduct involving minors.
Obscene
3rd Amendment
feigned accomplice
mistrial
30. A Person who recieves personal property from another as a bailment.
Bailee
expunge
Open fields
false arrest
31. The particular county - city - or geographic area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case
venue
Farm Tractor
extenuation circumstances
battery
32. 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.
Inadmissible
Official Misconduct
discovery
expunge
33. Right to bail - Protection from excessive fines - No cruel of unusual punishment
Residence district
4th Amendment trial
8th Amendment
Improved shoulder
34. Proceedings held to determine wheter a person has violated a lawful court order and to set punishment if viloation is found.
ordinance
Contempt
'Et Ux'
Traffic
35. Powers not identified belong to the states.
chambers
embezzlement
10th Amendment
cross examination
36. A motor vehicle used primarily as a farm implement.
Farm Tractor
Litter
Motor Vehicle Searches
Flammable liquid
37. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.
nolo contendere
Motion
Special mobile equipment
probable cause
38. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.
recognizance
Highway or street
motive
nolo contendere
39. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a fire hydrate?
15ft
Sequestration
power of attorney
fence
40. A direction given by the judge to the jury concerning the law of the case.
Ethnicity
deposition
Traffic
instruction
41. Right to an attorney during criminal proceedingis What amendment
'Et Ux'
Injuction
6th amendment
Farm Tractor
42. 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.
magistrate
necessarily included offenses
Return
false arrest
43. Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to teh justice court - and shall not exceed $500.
Habitual criminal
brief
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
subpoena
44. Written or Oral application for a ruling or order from the court.
adjudication
indictment
Motion
expert evidence
45. Motor vehicle used to draw another vehicle. NOT MEANT TO CARRY A LOAD - OTHER HAN PART OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLERO
probable cause
Truck tractor
Pleadings
prosecutor
46. To file a pleading (called a demurrer) admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint or answer - but contending
burglary
corroboration evidence
demur
Class 'B' dl
47. A court attendant whose duties are to keep order in the courtroom and to have custody of the jury
Bus
condemnation
adjudication
bailiff
48. Common-law and constitutional prohibition against more than one prosecution of the same crime - transaction - or omission
20ft
double jeopardy
6th Amendment
bailiff
49. 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.
opinion evidence
Class 'B' dl
expunge
Sidewalk
50. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.
Default Judgement
indictment
feigned accomplice
Safety Zone