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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Probable cause to search vehicle (Carroll v. U.S)






2. Evidence given by a competent witness - under oath; as distinguished from evidence derived from writings and other sources






3. 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.






4. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






5. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






6. 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






7. Allows a landlord who prevails in an eviction suit to regain possession of the premises that were in dispute.






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






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






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






11. 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






12. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of crosswalk at an intersection?






13. When an attorney works for client for no fee.






14. 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






15. A pleading usually used by defendants in criminal cases - which literally means 'I will not contest it'.






16. Rights not mention retained by people






17. The testimony of a witness not taken in open court - but in pursuance of authority given by statute or rule of court to take testimony elsewhere






18. Sufficent to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebuted.

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






20. By or on the relation of.

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21. 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.






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






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






24. Go thru only with caution






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






26. An obligation - before a court - to do a specific thing or incur a penalty of some kind; in lieu of bond - one is entrusted to appear before the court at a later date.






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






28. Against A Thing.

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29. 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






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






31. 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






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






33. 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






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






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






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

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38. Evidence supplementary to that already given and tending to strengthen or confirm it






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






40. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






41. 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






42. An order or precept in writing - issued in the name of the people or of a court or judicial officer.






43. 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.






44. 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.






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






46. Divided - controlled access highway






47. Right to an attorney during criminal proceedingis What amendment






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






49. It is recognized as an extension of the sidewalk and doesnt have to be marked on the roadway to be considered lawful.






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