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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Temporary seizure or setting aside of specific to wich a party to a suit has claim of ownership.






2. Roadway that is divided into at least 2 clearly marked lanes.






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






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






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






6. A person 'advances prostitution' when - acting other than as a prostitute or as a patron thereof - he/she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution - procures or solicits patrons for prostitution - provides persons or promises for p






7. 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






8. 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.






9. 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.






10. 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






11. 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.






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






13. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






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






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






16. Divided - controlled access highway






17. 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






18. An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.






19. An erroneous or invalid trial; a trial which can not stand in law because of lack of jurisdiction - wrong drawing of jurors - or disregard of some other fundamental requisite.






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






21. A public disorder or uprising. To constitute a riot - the object need not be unlawful - provided the acts are done in a manner calculated to inspire terror. The chief element in a riot is the use of force or violence to disturb public peace if accomp






22. The testimony of a witness not taken in open court - but in pursuance of authority given by statute or rule of court to take testimony elsewhere






23. A certain time allowed by statute in which litigation must be brought.






24. 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.






25. 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






26. 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.






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






28. Place any type of litter on or in land/water






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






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






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






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






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






34. When an attorney works for client for no fee.






35. An order in writing - issued by a justice or magistrate - in the name of the state - directing an officer to search a specified house or other premise. Usually required as a condition before a legal search and seizure.






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






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






38. 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






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






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






41. 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






42. Rights not mention retained by people






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






44. Go thru only with caution






45. Tenn v. Garner






46. A legislative enactment by a federal or state body of legislators - more frequently referred to as 'a law'






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






48. 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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49. A decision or order of the court. a final decree is one which fully and finally disposes of the litigation; an interlocutory decree is a provisional or preliminary decree which is not final.






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

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