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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. 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.






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






3. 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






4. A legal document (process) signed by a judicial officer commanding a witness to appear and testify at a specific time and place






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






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






8. 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.






9. 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.






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






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






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






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






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






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






16. In practice - the formal and unanimous decision or finding made by a jury - reported to the court - and accepted by it.






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






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






19. 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






20. Tenn v. Garner






21. 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.






22. Area in roadway designaaed for exclusive pedestrian use. Mus have signage or markings






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






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






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






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






27. A 'default' in an action of law occurs when a defendant fails to plead within the time allowed or fails to appear at the trial






28. Operate a vehicle with G.V.W.are of 26000 or more - Can't tow more than 10000 - unless its a farm trailer. then they can tow up to 20000

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






30. 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






31. Miranda v. Arizona






32. In Re Gault






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






34. 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






35. Paved Shoulder






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






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






38. 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.






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






40. And the following one or ones.

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41. Rights not mention retained by people






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






43. The questioning of witnesses in a trial or in the taking of a deposition by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness






44. To speak the truth. The phrase denoted the preliminary examination which the court may make of one presented as a witness or juror - as to his/her qualifications.






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






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






47. By or on the relation of.

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






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






50. Freedom of religion - Freedom of speech - Freedom of the press - Freedom to peaceably assemble - Rights to grievances