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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse.






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






3. And the following one or ones.

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4. When an attorney works for client for no fee.






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






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






7. One who knowingly - voluntarily and with common intent with a principal offender - unites in the commission of a crime






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






9. A person 'advances prostitution' when - acting other than as a prostitute or as a patron thereof - he/she knowingly causes or aids a person to engage in prostitution - procures or solicits patrons for prostitution - provides persons or promises for p






10. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.






11. 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.






12. Rights not mention retained by people






13. The persons who are actively concerned in the prosecution or defense of a legal proceeding.






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






16. 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






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






18. An action Which may be brought for the purpose of restraining the threatened infliction of wrongs or personal injuries and the prevention of threatened illegal action






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






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






21. Value specified as the loaded weight of a combination or articulated vehicle






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






23. Is an affimative defense






24. 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






25. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






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






27. 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






28. Sheriff






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






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






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






32. 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






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






34. 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.






35. By or on the relation of.

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

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37. 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






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






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






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






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






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






43. A written or printed document prepared by counsel to file in court - usually setting forth both facts and law in support of the case






44. 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.






45. 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.






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






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






48. Tenn v. Garner






49. 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.






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







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