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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. Reasonable grounds for supposing that a criminal charge is well-founded.






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






3. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






4. Paved Shoulder






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






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






7. 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






8. By or on the relation of.

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






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






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






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






13. 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.






14. In Re Gault






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






16. Sheriff






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






18. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






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






20. Land next to and even including a highway - if it is used for business purposes. Area described as being 600ft segment - has at least 300 ft of it along the highway set up for businesses






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






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






23. The name of a writ which issues from a court of superior jurisdiction - directed to an inferior court - commanding the performance of a particular act.






24. An original writ commanding judges or officers of inferior courts to certify or to return records of proceedings in a cause for judicial review






25. Temporary seizure or setting aside of specific to wich a party to a suit has claim of ownership.






26. An article of personal property as distinguished from from real property.






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






28. Duran v. City of Douglas - Az






29. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible






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






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






32. 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






33. 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






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






35. 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.






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






37. Is an affimative defense






38. 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.






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






40. 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.






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






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






43. Private office or room of a judge






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






45. Liquid that has a flash point of not more than 70 degrees






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






47. Portion of a highway next to the roadway - which is distinguished by design - consruction - or marking - Area not Intended for vehicle travel.






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






49. A misdeed or trespass. The improper performance of some act which a person may lawfully do.






50. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.