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Police Legal Vocab
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1. When an attorney works for client for no fee.
transcript
instruction
Pro Bono
Capias
2. 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
accessory
prosecutor
Roadway
embezzlement
3. Any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another
bind over
Libel
nolo contendere
battery
4. A mandatory or prohibitive writ issued by a court.
injunction
Litter
feigned accomplice
Nighttime
5. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a fire hydrate?
demur
Dispose or dump
double jeopardy
15ft
6. A preportory stage to a riot. A rout is necessary for a riot to occur. When a lawful assembly begins to move towards the execution of an unlawful propose - but before any acts of violence or disorder occur - a rout has been committed.
4th Amendment
Capias
Traffic
rout
7. Citation issued after the original ciation usually directed to the sheriff or another county or directed to the defendant under another.
Through highway
incompetent evidence
Right of way
Alias Citation
8. Right to bear arms
Parties
instruction
Writ Of Possesion (Non-Eviction)
2nd Amendment
9. Common Ancesry and physical characteristics
Race
Improved shoulder
'In Rem'
self-defense
10. Document filed by the plantiff with the clerk of the court that outlines the basis of the complaint - against the defendant.
Licencse Ineligibility
4th Amendment trial
Petition
6th Amendment
11. Can't stop - stand - or park within how many ft. of a traffic control device thats on the side of the road?
'Et Seq'
30ft
burglary
Licencse Ineligibility
12. Area between the boundary lines/ right of way lines of a publicly maintained way - which is open to vehicular travel.
Petition
parole
Truck tractor
Highway or street
13. The felonious taking of personal property in the possession of another from his/her person or immediate presence and against his/her will - accomplished by means of force or fear.
injunction
extortion - theft by
robbery
incompetent evidence
14. To stand an occupied or unoccupied vehicle other than while loading or unloading
Limitation
Park or parking
9th Amendment
Pleadings
15. Roadway that is divided into at least 2 clearly marked lanes.
prosecutor
Bailee
fence
Laned roadway
16. The act of physically destroying files - records - or information; for example - upon judicial order
Trailer
change of venue
discovery
expunge
17. 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.
robbery
indictment
Dispose or dump
no bill
18. Is used to recover possession of rental property.
Writ of possesion
felony
default
Mistake of law
19. Decayable waste (animal/vegetable) - Non-decayable/solid waste that consist of boxes -rubber - plastic - metal - etc.
Litter
'Ex Rel'
indictment
Bicycle
20. To collect - gather - take up - seize - or execute on monies - real - or personal property under a lwfully issued writ.
assault
8th Amendment
School crossing zone
Levy
21. Written questions propounded by one party and served on an adversary - who must provide answers thereto under oath.
interrogatories
Sequestration
Through highway
5th Amendment Trial
22. Primary evidence - as distinguished from secondary evidence; the best and highest evidence of which the nature of the case is susceptible
best evidence
peremptory challenge
prosecutor
principles
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.
Conservator Of Peace
felony
mistrial
mandamus
24. Greater weight of evidence - or evidence which is more credible and convincing to the mind - not necessarily the greater number of witnesses.
power of attorney
'Prima Face'
Official Misconduct
preponderance of evidence
25. 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
1st Amendment trial
Libel
cross examination
chambers
26. A deadly weapon; a long - heavy club usually carried by a law enforcement officer.
Traffic control signal
best evidence
nightstick
Crosswalk
27. The change of a punishment from a greater degree to a lesser degree - as from death to life imprisonment
Urban district
commutation
feigned accomplice
Highway or street
28. 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
1st Amendment trial
'Et Al'
Commercial Motor vehicle
condemnation
29. Portion of a street that is in between the edge of the road and adjacent property line.
allegation
mandamus
1st amendment
Sidewalk
30. The false making or material altering - with intent to defraud - of any writing which - if genuine - might be the foundation of a legal liability
14th Amendment
School crossing zone
forgery
false arrest
31. Miranda v. Arizona
Freeway main lane
6th Amendment
5th Amendment Trial
amicus curiae
32. Vehicle not designed to haul persons or property. O LESS THAN 40FT IN LENGTH.
Special mobile equipment
opinion evidence
Chattel
parole
33. To file a pleading (called a demurrer) admitting the truth of the facts in the complaint or answer - but contending
demur
change of venue
Motor carrier
14th Amendment
34. 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
Fraud
self-defense
Motion
Commercial Motor vehicle
35. It is recognized as an extension of the sidewalk and doesnt have to be marked on the roadway to be considered lawful.
15ft
Crosswalk
Alley
Default Judgement
36. The removal of a suit begun in one county or district to another for trial or from one court to another in the same county or district
Dispose or dump
1st amendment
prosecutor
change of venue
37. Motor vehicle used to draw another vehicle. NOT MEANT TO CARRY A LOAD - OTHER HAN PART OF THE WEIGHT OF THE OTHER VEHICLERO
fence
Truck tractor
4th Amendment trial
opinion evidence
38. A pleading usually used by defendants in criminal cases - which literally means 'I will not contest it'.
interrogatories
Residence district
Court of Criminal Appeals
nolo contendere
39. Common-law and constitutional prohibition against more than one prosecution of the same crime - transaction - or omission
double jeopardy
self-defense
Default Judgement
Motor Vehicle Searches
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.
Traffic control signal
Fraud
search warrant
9th Amendment
41. Place any type of litter on or in land/water
Official traffic control device
fence
Writ Of Possesion (Non-Eviction)
Dispose or dump
42. Any motor vehicle accident occurring entirely at a place other than on a highway.
Jurisdiction Of County Courts
subpoena
expert evidence
motor vehicle non-traffic accident
43. 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
decree
feigned accomplice
Official Misconduct
battery
44. A proceeding whereby one party to an action may be informed as to facts known by other parties or witnesses
Libel
2nd Amendment
Class 'B' dl
discovery
45. A person who brings an action; the party who complains or sues in a personal action and is so named on the record.
plaintiff
1st amendment
preponderance of evidence
Alley
46. Evidence sufficient to convince the triers of fact that the party who has the burden of doing so has established its cause
opinion evidence
6th Amendment trial
expunge
fair preponderance
47. Powers not identified belong to the states.
Licencse Ineligibility
expunge
dactyloscopy
10th Amendment
48. Rights not mention retained by people
state's evidence
embezzlement
9th Amendment
Inventory
49. Evidence illegally obtained by police officers can-not be used against the accused in a criminal case. (Mapp v. Ohio)
Exclusionary Rule
accessory
Business district
Conservator Of Peace
50. An officer having power to issue a warrant for the arrest of a person charged with a public offense.
extradition
magistrate
Obscene
Malfeasance
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