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Police Legal Vocab

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1. The challenge which the prosecution or defense may use to reject a certain number of prospective jurors without assigning cause.






2. Sheriff






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






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






5. Private office or room of a judge






6. Motor vehicle used to draw another vehicle. NOT MEANT TO CARRY A LOAD - OTHER HAN PART OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLERO






7. RIGHT TO BE INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY - Notice of charges - Double jeopardy - Self Incrimination - Due Process - Reasonable reimbursement for property






8. Unoccupied -Undeveloped -Uncultivated






9. 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






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






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






12. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






13. Strip of land next to the highway - at least 300 ft long - that is improved and used primarily for residences.






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






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






16. Divided - controlled access highway






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






18. Roadway that is divided into at least 2 clearly marked lanes.






19. The false making or material altering - with intent to defraud - of any writing which - if genuine - might be the foundation of a legal liability






20. And wife. The phrase was formely common in case names and legal documents invovling a husband and wife jointly.

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






22. A highway that has PREFENTIAL RIGHT OF WAY in an intersection






23. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






24. 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.






25. To release a person arrested or imprisoned - on security being taken - for his/her appearance in court on a specified day and place.






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






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






28. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.






29. And other persons. -Commonly used to include anyone associated the named defendant in reference to the matter before he court.

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30. The official record of proceedings in a trial or hearing






31. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






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






33. One who knowingly - voluntarily and with common intent with a principal offender - unites in the commission of a crime






34. To collect - gather - take up - seize - or execute on monies - real - or personal property under a lwfully issued writ.






35. The omission to do something which a reasonable person - guided by ordinary considerations - would do; or the doing of something with a reasonable and prudent person would not do.






36. 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.






37. A legislative enactment by a municipality (e.g.' local curfew - parking violations); a local law as opposed to a state statute.






38. 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






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






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






42. The change of a punishment from a greater degree to a lesser degree - as from death to life imprisonment






43. In Re Gault






44. Every person who - after a felony has been committed - harbors - conceals - or aids a principal in such felony - with the intent that said principal may avoid or escape from arrest - trial - conviction - or punishment - having knowledge that said pri






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






46. Miranda v. Arizona






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






48. 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.






49. Liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees






50. To file a pleading (called a demurrer) admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint or answer - but contending







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