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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
Instructions:
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1. A motor vehicle used primarily as a farm implement.






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






3. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






4. Right to bear arms






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






6. 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.






7. RIGHT TO BE INDICTED BY A GRAND JURY - Notice of charges - Double jeopardy - Self Incrimination - Due Process - Reasonable reimbursement for property






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






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






10. Evidence of what the witness thinks or believes in regard to facts in dispute - as distinguished from his/her personal knowledge of the facts; not admissible except (under certain limitations) in the case of experts.






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






12. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






13. 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






14. One of the lanes on the freeway






15. Miranda v. Arizona






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. Rights not mention retained by people






18. In Re Gault






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






20. 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






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






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






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






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






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






26. An obligation - before a court - to do a specific thing or incur a penalty of some kind; in lieu of bond - one is entrusted to appear before the court at a later date.






27. Against A Thing.

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28. 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






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






30. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






31. Paved Shoulder






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

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






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






35. The change of a punishment from a greater degree to a lesser degree - as from death to life imprisonment






36. 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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37. 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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38. Tenn v. Garner






39. 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.






40. Shared culture and background - Shared language - religion and other culture patterns






41. The particular county - city - or geographic area in which a court with jurisdiction may hear and determine a case






42. Intent to commit an unlawful act or cause harm without legal justification or excuse.






43. 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.






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






45. 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






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






47. Human power that has 2 wheel. It has to have at lease one wheel tat is a min. of 14' in.






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






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






50. Right to bail - Protection from excessive fines - No cruel of unusual punishment