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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Land next to and even including a highway - if it is used for business purposes. Area described as being 600ft segment - has at least 300 ft of it along the highway set up for businesses






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






3. 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.






4. Is an affimative defense






5. 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






6. A proceeding whereby property - money - or credits of a debtor - in possession of another (garnishee) - are applied to the debts of the debtor.






7. Portion of the highway - other than the shoulder.






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






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






10. A crime of a graver nature than a misdemeanor. generally - an offense punishable by death or imprisonment in a penitentiary






11. Temporary seizure or setting aside of specific to wich a party to a suit has claim of ownership.






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






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






14. Common-law and constitutional prohibition against more than one prosecution of the same crime - transaction - or omission






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






16. Divided - controlled access highway






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






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






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






20. 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.






21. To hold on bail for trial






22. Citation issued after the original ciation usually directed to the sheriff or another county or directed to the defendant under another.






23. Rights not mention retained by people






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






25. Steet not primarily used for hrought traffic - that provides access to building or lots






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






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






28. Right to bear arms






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






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






31. 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.






32. To release a person arrested or imprisoned - on security being taken - for his/her appearance in court on a specified day and place.






33. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of crosswalk at an intersection?






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






35. Miranda v. Arizona






36. 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






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






38. 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.






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






40. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a traffic control device thats on the side of the road?






41. 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.






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






43. 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






44. Go thru only with caution






45. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






46. Strip of land next to the highway - at least 300 ft long - that is improved and used primarily for residences.






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






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






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






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