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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Oral or written statements made to the court presenting the claims and defenses of the parites






2. 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






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






4. Private office or room of a judge






5. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






6. Judgement entered by the court upon the failure of party to plead or appear at the appointed time.






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






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






9. No force quarterly of soldiers - permitted only in war time and in accordance with the law.






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

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11. Divided - controlled access highway






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






13. A public offense or wrong that is forbidden by law






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

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






16. 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.






17. Paved Shoulder






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






19. In Re Gault






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






21. To file a pleading (called a demurrer) admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint or answer - but contending






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






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






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






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






26. A term commonly used to denote the disagreement of one or more judges of a court with the decision of the majority






27. 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






28. Evidence illegally obtained by police officers can-not be used against the accused in a criminal case. (Mapp v. Ohio)






29. The protection of one's person or property against some injury attempted by another. The law of 'self-defense' justifies an act done in the reasonable belief of immediate danger. When acting in justifiable self-defense - a person may not be punished






30. 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.






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






32. 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.






33. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.






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






35. Probable cause to search vehicle (Carroll v. U.S)






36. 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






37. 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






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






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






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






41. An injury or wrong committed - either with or without force - to the person or property of another






42. Right to bear arms






43. That which - under the established rules of evidence - cannot be admitted or received into a court of law.






44. 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.






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






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






47. 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.






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






49. From 1/2 hour before sunrise - to 1/2 hour after sunset






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