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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. A suit - litigation - or action - that is either civil or criminal






2. That place where a person has his/her true and permanent home. a person may have several residences - but only one domicile






3. In Re Gault






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






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






6. Is an affimative defense






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






8. A legislative enactment by a municipality (e.g.' local curfew - parking violations); a local law as opposed to a state statute.






9. 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






10. One of the lanes on the freeway






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






12. 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.






13. A. Served by an sheriff or constable B. Directs defendant to deliver possession of certain property to the officer - who the delivers the property to the person the court has directed.






14. 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






15. 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.






16. 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






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






18. 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.






19. 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






20. Private office or room of a judge






21. Document filed by the plantiff with the clerk of the court that outlines the basis of the complaint - against the defendant.






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






23. 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






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






25. An accusation in writing found and presented by a grand jury - charging that a person therein named has done some act or been guilty of some omission which - by law - is a crime.






26. Speedy trial - Public trial - Unbiased jury - Knowledge of accusation/charge - Cross examine witnesses - obtain witnesses - Representation by an attorney






27. It is recognized as an extension of the sidewalk and doesnt have to be marked on the roadway to be considered lawful.






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






29. 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.






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






31. And the following one or ones.

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32. A pleading usually used by defendants in criminal cases - which literally means 'I will not contest it'.






33. 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.






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






35. 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.






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






37. To collect - gather - take up - seize - or execute on monies - real - or personal property under a lwfully issued writ.






38. An instrument authorizing another to act as one's agent or attorney.






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






40. Tenn v. Garner






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






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






43. 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.






44. Law in its regular course of administration through the courts of justice. the guarantee of due process requires that every person have the protection of a fair trial






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






46. Against A Thing.

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47. The predominate appeal of the matter taken as a whole is to a prurient interest in sexual conduct involving minors.






48. 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.






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






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