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Police Legal Vocab

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






2. A legal document (process) signed by a judicial officer commanding a witness to appear and testify at a specific time and place






3. Powers not identified belong to the states.






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






5. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible






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






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






9. Go thru only with caution






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






11. Is an affimative defense






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






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






14. A suit - litigation - or action - that is either civil or criminal






15. 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.






16. Commands the person to whom it is directed to desist or refrain from the commision or continuance of the act enjoined or to obey and execute such order as the court has seen proper to issue.






17. 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






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






19. A court attendant whose duties are to keep order in the courtroom and to have custody of the jury






20. From 1/2 hour before sunrise - to 1/2 hour after sunset






21. A mandatory or prohibitive writ issued by a court.






22. A decision or order of the court. a final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final.






23. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's liberty - whether in prison or in custody






24. An injury or wrong committed - either with or without force - to the person or property of another






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






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






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






28. A Person who recieves personal property from another as a bailment.






29. 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.






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






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






32. Evidence sufficient to convince the triers of fact that the party who has the burden of doing so has established its cause






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






34. A certain time allowed by statute in which litigation must be brought.






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






36. 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.






37. 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.






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






39. 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






40. In criminal practice - bringing a prisoner to the bar of the court to answer to a criminal charg






41. 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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42. 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.






43. To stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle other than while loading or unloading






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






45. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






46. 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






47. The act of physically destroying files - records - or information; for example - upon judicial order






48. 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.






49. The felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another from his/her person or immediate presence and against his/her will - accomplished by means of force or fear.






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