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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Divided - controlled access highway






2. 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.






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






4. 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






5. To stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle other than while loading or unloading






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






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






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






9. Powers not identified belong to the states.






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

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11. 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






12. Unoccupied -Undeveloped -Uncultivated






13. 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






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






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






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






17. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible






18. 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






19. 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.






20. Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence.






21. Portion of a street that is in between the edge of the road and adjacent property line.






22. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






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






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






25. Anyone under 15 Y.O.A - Anyone under 18 Y.O.A unless they comply with driver education training - Anyone proven to be addicted to certain substances.






26. The official record of proceedings in a trial or hearing






27. 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






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






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






30. 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.






31. The general class or type of property taken or the reason why the offense was committed. In crimes where property is taken - the motive will be the type of property taken. The specific type of property which the thief desired to acquire might include






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






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






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






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






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






37. A proceeding whereby property - money - or credits of a debtor - in possession of another (garnishee) - are applied to the debts of the debtor.






38. 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.






39. 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






40. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






41. 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






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






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






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






45. An instruction by the judge to the jury to return a specific verdict






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






47. Go thru only with caution






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






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






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