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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. 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.






2. Private office or room of a judge






3. 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.






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






5. 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






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






7. Speedy trial - Public trial - Unbiased jury - Knowledge of accusation/charge - Cross examine witnesses - obtain witnesses - Representation by an attorney






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






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






10. One of the lanes on the freeway






11. Sheriff






12. 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.






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






14. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






15. Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to teh justice court - and shall not exceed $500.






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 name of a writ which issues from a court of superior jurisdiction - directed to an inferior court - commanding the performance of a particular act.






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






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






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






21. An article of personal property as distinguished from from real property.






22. 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.






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






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






25. No force quarterly of soldiers - permitted only in war time and in accordance with the law.






26. A public offense or wrong that is forbidden by law






27. 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






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






29. 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






30. And the following one or ones.

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






32. A person 'advances prostitution' when - acting other than as a prostitute or as a patron thereof - he/she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution - procures or solicits patrons for prostitution - provides persons or promises for p






33. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






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






35. The particular county - city - or geographic area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case






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






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






38. 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.






39. 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.






40. Unlawfully obtaining property from another by threat. the threat - regardless of its nature must induce an 'oppressive condition or circumstance;' e.g. - threatening to inflict injury - or to accuse - or to expose a secret that tends to subject a per






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






42. Against A Thing.

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






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






45. In Re Gault






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






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






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. 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






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