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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Right to bear arms






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






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






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






5. That which - under the established rules of evidence - cannot be admitted or received into a court of law.






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






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






8. 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






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

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






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






12. 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.






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






14. Person - at least 18 yrs. old - that has the job of directing traffic in school zone.






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






16. 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






17. The release of a person from a penal institution prior to expiration of the maximum period of imprisonment; a conditional release from prison subject to return upon violation.






18. 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






19. A crime of a graver nature than a misdemeanor. generally - an offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary






20. A motor vehicle used primarily as a farm implement.






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






22. 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






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






24. 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






25. Oral or written statements made to the court presenting the claims and defenses of the parites






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






27. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.






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






29. The legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without his/her consent - but upon the award and payment of just compensation






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






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






32. 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






33. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another






34. 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






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






36. By or on the relation of.

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37. An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right - or in some manner to do him/her injury.






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






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






40. Any sign - signal - marking - or device that is placed lawfully and is used to regulate - warn - or guide traffic






41. 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.






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






43. The surrender by one state to another of an individual accused or convicted of an offense outside its own territory and within the territorial jurisdiction of the other






44. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






45. 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






46. 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.






47. 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.






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






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






50. To run the hands quickly over another's person in search of weapons or contra ban; a 'pat down' search.