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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






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






3. From 1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise.






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






5. The predominate appeal of the matter taken as a whole is to a prurient interest in sexual conduct involving minors.






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






7. To hold on bail for trial






8. In Re Gault






9. Miranda v. Arizona






10. 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






11. 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






12. 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.






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






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






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






16. Testimony - given by an accomplice or participant in a crime - tending to convict others.

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






18. A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record.






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






20. 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.






21. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's liberty - whether in prison or in custody






22. Private office or room of a judge






23. 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.






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






25. 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






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






27. Tenn v. Garner






28. Written or Oral application for a ruling or order from the court.






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






30. A suit - litigation - or action - that is either civil or criminal






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






32. 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






33. The entering of a private or restricted premise with the intent to commit grand theft - petty theft - or a felony






34. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be






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






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

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






38. An action Which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or personal injuries and the prevention of threatened illegal action






39. 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






40. Any motor vehicle accident occurring entirely at a place other than on a highway.






41. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






42. From 1/2 hour before sunrise - to 1/2 hour after sunset






43. Paved Shoulder






44. Greater weight of evidence - or evidence which is more credible and convincing to the mind - not necessarily the greater number of witnesses.






45. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






46. A written or printed document prepared by counsel to file in court - usually setting forth both facts and law in support of the case






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






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






49. 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.






50. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics