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Police Legal Vocab

Subject : law
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1. A mandatory or prohibitive writ issued by a court.






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






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






4. 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






5. Commands the person to whom it is directed to desist or refrain from the commision or continuance of the act enjoined or to obey and execute such order as the court has seen proper to issue.






6. 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






7. A public offense or wrong that is forbidden by law






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






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






10. All persons concerned in the commission of a crime - whether they directly commit the act constituting the offense or aid in its commission or have advised and encouraged its commission - all persons counseling - advising - or encouraging children un






11. Can be issued by a clerk of the court






12. A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record.






13. 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.






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






15. To hold on bail for trial






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






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






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






19. Person who swears to an affidavit or statement






20. Evidence which is not admissible under the established rules of evidence.






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






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






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






24. Private office or room of a judge






25. 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.






26. Motor vehicle - primarily designed to transport property.






27. The practical application of the scientific study of fingerprint comparisons and the classification of prints






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






29. 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






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






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






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






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






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






35. 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






36. 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






37. And wife. The phrase was formely common in case names and legal documents invovling a husband and wife jointly.

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






39. A proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses






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






41. One of the lanes on the freeway






42. Person - at least 18 yrs. old - that has the job of directing traffic in school zone.






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






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






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






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






47. 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.






48. Right to bear arms






49. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics






50. Divided - controlled access highway