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Police Legal Vocab

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1. 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






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






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






4. To run the hands quickly over another's person in search of weapons or contra ban; a 'pat down' search.






5. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






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






7. One of the lanes on the freeway






8. Against A Thing.

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9. 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.






10. The questioning of witnesses in a trial or in the taking of a deposition by the party opposed to the one who produced the witness






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






12. 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.






13. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.






14. 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.






15. 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






16. The legal process by which real estate of a private owner is taken for public use without his/her consent - but upon the award and payment of just compensation






17. Powers not identified belong to the states.






18. 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.






19. Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated - heinous - or reprehensible than it would otherwise be






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






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






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






23. Miranda v. Arizona






24. 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






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






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






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






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






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






30. A legislative enactment by a federal or state body of legislators - more frequently referred to as 'a law'






31. Detailed list of articles of assests containing a designation or description of each specific article.






32. 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.






33. The testimony of a witness not taken in open court - but in pursuance of authority given by statute or rule of court to take testimony elsewhere






34. An order or precept in writing - issued in the name of the people or of a court or judicial officer.






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






36. Any unlawful physical restraint of another's liberty - whether in prison or in custody






37. 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






38. To stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle other than while loading or unloading






39. Private office or room of a judge






40. An unlawful attempt - coupled with a present ability - to commit a violent injury on the person of another






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






42. 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.






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






44. Area in roadway designaaed for exclusive pedestrian use. Mus have signage or markings






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






46. Unoccupied -Undeveloped -Uncultivated






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






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






49. One who initiates the prosecution upon which an accused is arrested or who offers or presents an accusation against the party whom he/she suspects to be guilty; also - one who takes charge of a case and performs the functions of a trial lawyer for th






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







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