AAERT PRACTICE TEST Questions & Answers (100% VERIFIED

AAERT PRACTICE TEST Questions & Answers (100% VERIFIED)


Question 1:
ACTION
Answer:
a lawsuit


Question 2:
ADVERSE WITNESS
Answer:
a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party who called him


Question 3:
AFFIDAVIT
Answer:
written statement of facts made under oath


Question 4:
AFFIANT
Answer:
signs an affidavit


Question 5:
AFFIRM
Answer:
to declare solemnly and formally


Question 6:
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Answer:
considerations which increase a sentence imposed


Question 7:
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Answer:
considerations which decrease a sentence imposed

,Question 8:
ALLOCUTION
Answer:
formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is any reason why judgment should not be
rendered against him


Question 9:
AMENDMENT
Answer:
change/correction


Question 10:
ANSWER
Answer:
response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint


Question 11:
ARBITRATION
Answer:
dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party


Question 12:
ARRAIGNMENT
Answer:
bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge


Question 13:
ARREST
Answer:
restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime


Question 14:
BAIL
Answer:
amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guarantee that a person charged with a crime will
appear in court when scheduled


Question 15:
BENCH CONFERENCE
Answer:
a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of courtroom

,Question 16:
BENCH WARRANT
Answer:
authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed to appear


Question 17:
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
Answer:
standard for conviction in a criminal trial


Question 18:
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
Answer:
standard for winning a civil matter


Question 19:
BIRFUCATION
Answer:
trial of certain issues separately


Question 20:
BLACK LETTER LAW
Answer:
basic principles of law


Question 21:
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY
Answer:
standard legal reference work


Question 22:
BRIEFS
Answer:
papers submitted by attorneys


Question 23:
BURDEN OF PROOF
Answer:
obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue

, Question 24:
how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that burden
Answer:
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE


Question 25:
CALENDAR
Answer:
court schedule


Question 26:
CASE IN CHIEF
Answer:
primary presentation of evidence by a party


Question 27:
CASE LAW
Answer:
printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions


Question 28:
CAUSE OF ACTION
Answer:
situations causing a lawsuit


Question 29:
WRIT OF CERTIORARI
Answer:
appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant


Question 30:
CHAIN OF CUSTODY
Answer:
record showing proper maintenance of real evidence


Question 31:
CHALLENGE
Answer:
objection to having someone serve as a juror