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Police Legal Vocab

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






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






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






4. One of the lanes on the freeway






5. The introduction of rebutting evidence; the showing that the statements of witnesses as to what occurred are not true; the stage of trial at which such evidence may be introduced.






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






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






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






9. 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






10. Evidence sufficient to convince the triers of fact that the party who has the burden of doing so has established its cause






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






12. A method of defamation expressed by print - writing - pictures - or signs. In its most general sense - any publication that is injurious to the reputation of another.






13. Endorsement by an officer upon a process stating what - where - when - why - how - and whom service and compliance of the commands within the process were made.






14. 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.






15. 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.






16. Final appeallate jurisdiction in penalty cases






17. Private office or room of a judge






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






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






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






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






22. 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






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






24. Original jurisdiction of all misdemeanors of which exclusive original jurisdiction is not given to teh justice court - and shall not exceed $500.






25. Allows a landlord who prevails in an eviction suit to regain possession of the premises that were in dispute.






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






27. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.






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






29. Miranda v. Arizona






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






31. Place any type of litter on or in land/water






32. In Re Gault






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






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






35. Is used to recover possession of rental property.






36. Is a order signed by a proper magistrate directing a sheriff to recieve and place in jail.






37. To release a person arrested or imprisoned - on security being taken - for his/her appearance in court on a specified day and place.






38. Common-law and constitutional prohibition against more than one prosecution of the same crime - transaction - or omission






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






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






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

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






43. The predominate appeal of the matter taken as a whole is to a prurient interest in sexual conduct involving minors.






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






45. 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






46. Go thru only with caution






47. 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.






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






49. Vehicle with or withour power - designes to be drwan and to transport persons or property: Constructed so that NO PART OF ITS WEIGHT AND LOAD RESTS ON THE MOTOR VEHICLE.






50. Probable cause to search vehicle (Carroll v. U.S)







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