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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.






2. Paved Shoulder






3. In criminal practice - bringing a prisoner to the bar of the court to answer to a criminal charg






4. 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.






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






6. The challenge which the prosecution or defense may use to reject a certain number of prospective jurors without assigning cause.






7. One of the lanes on the freeway






8. 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






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






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






11. Sufficent to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebuted.


12. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's liberty - whether in prison or in custody






13. 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






14. 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.






15. A receiver of stolen goods. typically This is someone who receives the stolen property for sale or distribution






16. The legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without his/her consent - but upon the award and payment of just compensation






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






18. Allows a landlord who prevails in an eviction suit to regain possession of the premises that were in dispute.






19. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






20. 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






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






22. 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






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






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






25. 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.






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






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






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






29. By or on the relation of.


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






31. Any substance capable of generating offensive - noxious - or suffocating fumes - gasses - or vapors.






32. Offense that is an intentional or knowing violation of a law committed by a public servant while acting in an official capacity as a public servant.






33. Every person who - after a felony has been committed - harbors - conceals - or aids a principal in such felony - with the intent that said principal may avoid or escape from arrest - trial - conviction - or punishment - having knowledge that said pri






34. A preportory stage to a riot. A rout is necessary for a riot to occur. When a lawful assembly begins to move towards the execution of an unlawful propose - but before any acts of violence or disorder occur - a rout has been committed.






35. And the following one or ones.


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






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






38. One who initiates the prosecution upon which an accused is arrested or who offers or presents an accusation against the party whom he/she suspects to be guilty; also - one who takes charge of a case and performs the functions of a trial lawyer for th






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






40. 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.






41. 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.






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


43. 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






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






45. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






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






47. A motor vehicle designed to carry more than 10 or motor vehicle other than a cab






48. 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.






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






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