NYS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Abandonment - ANS Desertion by a husband or wife, of his or her spouse, with the intention
of creating a permanent separation.
abscond - ANS To hide from the jurisdiction of a court in order to avoid confinement.
Accessory - ANS Although not the principal actor in the commission of an offense, a person
who solicits, requests, commands or intentionally aids the principal actor engage in the
commission of such offense.
Accomplice - ANS A person who is liable t prosecution for the identical offense charged
against a defendant of trial.
Acquit - ANS To free a person legally from an accusation of criminal guilt.
Affidavit - ANS A written statement made under oath
Alibi - ANS A defense of having been in another place at the time the crime was committed.
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, Appeal - ANS A review, by higher court, to determine whether the decision, order or verdict
in the lower court should be reversed, modified or affirmed.
Arbitration - ANS The settlement of a disagreement, out of court, by an arbitrator chosen by
the parties to the argument.
Arriagnment - ANS Calling a defendant before the court to answer an accusation.
Arson - ANS The willful and malicious burning of property.
Assault - ANS Intentionally, recklessly or with criminal negligence causing physical injury to
another person.
Attachment - ANS The legal seizure of the property of a defendant before judgement.
Autopsy - ANS The dissection of a dead human body, by an authorized doctor, to determine
the cause of death.
Bail - ANS To set free or liberate from arrest and imprisonment, upon security given that the
person released shall appear and answer in court.
Ballistics - ANS The examination of bullets that haven been fired for the purpose of
discovering from which weapon a given ballet has been fired. The science that deals with the
motion of projectiles.
Bench Warrant - ANS A court Oder, in which a criminal action is pending, directing a police
officer, or a uniformed court officer, to take custody of the defendant, in such action, and bring
him before the court.
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
Abandonment - ANS Desertion by a husband or wife, of his or her spouse, with the intention
of creating a permanent separation.
abscond - ANS To hide from the jurisdiction of a court in order to avoid confinement.
Accessory - ANS Although not the principal actor in the commission of an offense, a person
who solicits, requests, commands or intentionally aids the principal actor engage in the
commission of such offense.
Accomplice - ANS A person who is liable t prosecution for the identical offense charged
against a defendant of trial.
Acquit - ANS To free a person legally from an accusation of criminal guilt.
Affidavit - ANS A written statement made under oath
Alibi - ANS A defense of having been in another place at the time the crime was committed.
@COPYRIGHT 2026/2027 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
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, Appeal - ANS A review, by higher court, to determine whether the decision, order or verdict
in the lower court should be reversed, modified or affirmed.
Arbitration - ANS The settlement of a disagreement, out of court, by an arbitrator chosen by
the parties to the argument.
Arriagnment - ANS Calling a defendant before the court to answer an accusation.
Arson - ANS The willful and malicious burning of property.
Assault - ANS Intentionally, recklessly or with criminal negligence causing physical injury to
another person.
Attachment - ANS The legal seizure of the property of a defendant before judgement.
Autopsy - ANS The dissection of a dead human body, by an authorized doctor, to determine
the cause of death.
Bail - ANS To set free or liberate from arrest and imprisonment, upon security given that the
person released shall appear and answer in court.
Ballistics - ANS The examination of bullets that haven been fired for the purpose of
discovering from which weapon a given ballet has been fired. The science that deals with the
motion of projectiles.
Bench Warrant - ANS A court Oder, in which a criminal action is pending, directing a police
officer, or a uniformed court officer, to take custody of the defendant, in such action, and bring
him before the court.
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