AAERT PRACTICE TEST QUESTIONS
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
ACTION - ANSWERS-a lawsuit
ADVERSE WITNESS - ANSWERS-a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party
who called him
AFFIDAVIT - ANSWERS-written statement of facts made under oath
AFFIANT - ANSWERS-signs an affidavit
AFFIRM - ANSWERS-to declare solemnly and formally
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWERS-considerations which increase a sentence imposed
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWERS-considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
ALLOCUTION - ANSWERS-formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is any
reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
AMENDMENT - ANSWERS-change/correction
ANSWER - ANSWERS-response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
,ARBITRATION - ANSWERS-dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
ARRAIGNMENT - ANSWERS-bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
ARREST - ANSWERS-restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
BAIL - ANSWERS-amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guarantee that a person
charged with a crime will appear in court when scheduled
BENCH CONFERENCE - ANSWERS-a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the
hearing of courtroom
BENCH WARRANT - ANSWERS-authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed
to appear
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - ANSWERS-standard for conviction in a criminal trial
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE - ANSWERS-standard for winning a civil matter
BIRFUCATION - ANSWERS-trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW - ANSWERS-basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY - ANSWERS-standard legal reference work
BRIEFS - ANSWERS-papers submitted by attorneys
,BURDEN OF PROOF - ANSWERS-obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE - ANSWERS-how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that
burden
CALENDAR - ANSWERS-court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF - ANSWERS-primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW - ANSWERS-printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION - ANSWERS-situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI - ANSWERS-appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - ANSWERS-record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE - ANSWERS-objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS - ANSWERS-judges office within a court house
CHARGE TO THE JURY - ANSWERS-instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs
a case
CHATTEL - ANSWERS-an article of personal or movable property
, CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL - ANSWERS-federal appellate level immediately below the Supreme
Court
CLASS ACTION - ANSWERS-suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest in
matter
CLOSING STATEMENT - ANSWERS-attorneys final statement
CLOUD ON TITLE - ANSWERS-claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right to use
property
QUIET TITLE - ANSWERS-remove a claim or lien
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - ANSWERS-federal regulatory agency rules and regulations
which implement federal law
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - ANSWERS-a bar to re litigating an issue already been tried between the
same parties
COLLOQUY - ANSWERS-any formal conference, conversation or discussion
COMMON LAW - ANSWERS-customary law
COMPLAINT - ANSWERS-plaintiff's initial pleading which a defendant initially answers
CONCURRENT SENTENCES - ANSWERS-2 or more sentences served at the same time
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ANSWERS-conflict between the private interests an public obligations
WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
ACTION - ANSWERS-a lawsuit
ADVERSE WITNESS - ANSWERS-a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party
who called him
AFFIDAVIT - ANSWERS-written statement of facts made under oath
AFFIANT - ANSWERS-signs an affidavit
AFFIRM - ANSWERS-to declare solemnly and formally
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWERS-considerations which increase a sentence imposed
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWERS-considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
ALLOCUTION - ANSWERS-formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is any
reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
AMENDMENT - ANSWERS-change/correction
ANSWER - ANSWERS-response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
,ARBITRATION - ANSWERS-dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
ARRAIGNMENT - ANSWERS-bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
ARREST - ANSWERS-restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
BAIL - ANSWERS-amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guarantee that a person
charged with a crime will appear in court when scheduled
BENCH CONFERENCE - ANSWERS-a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the
hearing of courtroom
BENCH WARRANT - ANSWERS-authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed
to appear
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - ANSWERS-standard for conviction in a criminal trial
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE - ANSWERS-standard for winning a civil matter
BIRFUCATION - ANSWERS-trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW - ANSWERS-basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY - ANSWERS-standard legal reference work
BRIEFS - ANSWERS-papers submitted by attorneys
,BURDEN OF PROOF - ANSWERS-obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE - ANSWERS-how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that
burden
CALENDAR - ANSWERS-court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF - ANSWERS-primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW - ANSWERS-printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION - ANSWERS-situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI - ANSWERS-appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - ANSWERS-record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE - ANSWERS-objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS - ANSWERS-judges office within a court house
CHARGE TO THE JURY - ANSWERS-instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs
a case
CHATTEL - ANSWERS-an article of personal or movable property
, CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL - ANSWERS-federal appellate level immediately below the Supreme
Court
CLASS ACTION - ANSWERS-suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest in
matter
CLOSING STATEMENT - ANSWERS-attorneys final statement
CLOUD ON TITLE - ANSWERS-claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right to use
property
QUIET TITLE - ANSWERS-remove a claim or lien
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - ANSWERS-federal regulatory agency rules and regulations
which implement federal law
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - ANSWERS-a bar to re litigating an issue already been tried between the
same parties
COLLOQUY - ANSWERS-any formal conference, conversation or discussion
COMMON LAW - ANSWERS-customary law
COMPLAINT - ANSWERS-plaintiff's initial pleading which a defendant initially answers
CONCURRENT SENTENCES - ANSWERS-2 or more sentences served at the same time
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ANSWERS-conflict between the private interests an public obligations
