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Police Legal Vocab

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1. The practical application of the scientific study of fingerprint comparisons and the classification of prints






2. A deadly weapon; a long - heavy club usually carried by a law enforcement officer.






3. From 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.






4. Written or Oral application for a ruling or order from the court.






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






6. 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.






7. The removal of a suit begun in one county or district to another for trial or from one court to another in the same county or district






8. 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






9. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






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






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






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






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






14. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a fire hydrate?






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






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






17. 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






18. 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






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






20. Manaul - electric - or mechanical device that directs traffic to stop and to proceed.






21. Proceedings held to determine wheter a person has violated a lawful court order and to set punishment if viloation is found.






22. Shared culture and background - Shared language - religion and other culture patterns






23. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.






24. Written questions propounded by one party and served on an adversary - who must provide answers thereto under oath.






25. An unlawful attempt - coupled with a present ability - to commit a violent injury on the person of another






26. 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






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

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28. A proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses






29. A written or printed document prepared by counsel to file in court - usually setting forth both facts and law in support of the case






30. 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






31. 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.






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






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






34. In Re Gault






35. 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






36. A public disorder or uprising. To constitute a riot - the object need not be unlawful - provided the acts are done in a manner calculated to inspire terror. The chief element in a riot is the use of force or violence to disturb public peace if accomp






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






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






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






40. 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.






41. Rights not mention retained by people






42. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






43. Common-law and constitutional prohibition against more than one prosecution of the same crime - transaction - or omission






44. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






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






46. Portion of the highway - other than the shoulder.






47. 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






48. Persons -Houses - papers - and effects from unreasonable searches and seizure - NO WARRANTS EXCEPT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE






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






50. A. Served by an sheriff or constable B. Directs defendant to deliver possession of certain property to the officer - who the delivers the property to the person the court has directed.







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