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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. When an attorney works for client for no fee.






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






3. Operate a vehicle with G.V.W.are of 26 -001 or more - Combo of vehicles 26 -001 or more towing more than 10000


4. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.






5. One of the lanes on the freeway






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






7. 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






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






9. 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






10. The practical application of the scientific study of fingerprint comparisons and the classification of prints






11. An intentional perversion of truth; deceitful practice or device resorted to with intent to deprive another of property or other right - or in some manner to do him/her injury.






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






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






14. 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.






15. 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






16. Persons -Houses - papers - and effects from unreasonable searches and seizure - NO WARRANTS EXCEPT UPON PROBABLE CAUSE






17. A 'person' that direct the operation of one or more vehicles that haul people or cargo.






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






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






20. 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






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






22. Oral or written statements made to the court presenting the claims and defenses of the parites






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






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






25. RIGHT TO BE INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY - Notice of charges - Double jeopardy - Self Incrimination - Due Process - Reasonable reimbursement for property






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






27. 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.






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






29. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






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






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






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






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






34. In Re Gault






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






36. A legislative enactment by a municipality (e.g.' local curfew - parking violations); a local law as opposed to a state statute.






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






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






39. And wife. The phrase was formely common in case names and legal documents invovling a husband and wife jointly.


40. To hold on bail for trial






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






42. Unoccupied -Undeveloped -Uncultivated






43. Decayable waste (animal/vegetable) - Non-decayable/solid waste that consist of boxes -rubber - plastic - metal - etc.






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






45. Giving or pronouncing a judgment or decree; also the judgment given.






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






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






48. The release of a person from a penal institution prior to expiration of the maximum period of imprisonment; a conditional release from prison subject to return upon violation.






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






50. Tenn v. Garner