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Police Legal Vocab

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1. Is a order signed by a proper magistrate directing a sheriff to recieve and place in jail.






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






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






4. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a fire hydrate?






5. 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.






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






7. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






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






9. 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






10. Portion of a highway next to the roadway - which is distinguished by design - consruction - or marking - Area not Intended for vehicle travel.






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






12. In Re Gault






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






14. 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.






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






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






17. Any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another






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






19. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






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






21. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.






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






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






24. 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






25. Right to bear arms






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






27. To file a pleading (called a demurrer) admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint or answer - but contending






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






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






30. An obligation signed by the accused - with his/her sureties - to secure his/her presence in court






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






32. 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.






33. A misdeed or trespass. The improper performance of some act which a person may lawfully do.






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






35. An injury or wrong committed - either with or without force - to the person or property of another






36. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






37. Divided - controlled access highway






38. 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.






39. 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






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






41. Probable cause to search vehicle (Carroll v. U.S)






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






43. 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.






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






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






46. By or on the relation of.

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






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






49. 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






50. Right to bail - Protection from excessive fines - No cruel of unusual punishment