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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence.






2. Citizens of each state are also - citizens of the U.S. state governments must adhere to the U.S. Constitution.






3. 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.






4. 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.






5. 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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6. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






7. Against A Thing.

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8. 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.






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






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






11. That place where a person has his/her true and permanent home. a person may have several residences - but only one domicile






12. Evidence illegally obtained by police officers can-not be used against the accused in a criminal case. (Mapp v. Ohio)






13. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






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






15. 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






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






17. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






23. An instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent or attorney.






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






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






26. 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






27. Divided - controlled access highway






28. Vehicle with or withour power - designes to be drwan and to transport persons or property: Constructed so that NO PART OF ITS WEIGHT AND LOAD RESTS ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE.






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






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






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






32. By or on the relation of.

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






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






35. 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.






36. 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






37. And the following one or ones.

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






39. A 'default' in an action of law occurs when a defendant fails to plead within the time allowed or fails to appear at the trial






40. Freedom of religion - Freedom of speech - Freedom of the press - Freedom to peaceably assemble - Rights to grievances






41. Testimony given in relation to some scientific - technical - or professional matter by experts; i.e. - persons qualified to speak authoritatively by reason of their special training - skill - or familiarity with the subject






42. 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.






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

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






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






46. A method of defamation expressed by print - writing - pictures - or signs. In its most general sense - any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another.






47. Area in roadway designaaed for exclusive pedestrian use. Mus have signage or markings






48. The protection of one's person or property against some injury attempted by another. The law of 'self-defense' justifies an act done in the reasonable belief of immediate danger. When acting in justifiable self-defense - a person may not be punished






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






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