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Police Legal Vocab

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






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






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






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






5. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.






6. Private office or room of a judge






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






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






9. Miranda v. Arizona






10. The right of one vehicle or pedestrian to proceed in a lawful manner in preference to another






11. 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.






12. Go thru only with caution






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






14. A method of defamation expressed by print - writing - pictures - or signs. In its most general sense - any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another.






15. 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






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






17. 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.






18. 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.






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






20. By or on the relation of.

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21. Liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees






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






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






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






25. The introduction of rebutting evidence; the showing that the statements of witnesses as to what occurred are not true; the stage of trial at which such evidence may be introduced.






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






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






28. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






29. 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






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






31. Any sign - signal - marking - or device that is placed lawfully and is used to regulate - warn - or guide traffic






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






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






34. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.






35. 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.






36. 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.






37. In Re Gault






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






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






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






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






42. Can be pedestrians - ridden or herded animals or vehicles.






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






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






45. An unlawful attempt - coupled with a present ability - to commit a violent injury on the person of another






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






47. 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






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






49. The commission of some act which is prohibited by law.






50. 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.