AAERT PRACTICE TEST 2024 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100% Accurate
ACTION - ANSWER-a lawsuit
ADVERSE WITNESS - ANSWER-a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party who called him
AFFIDAVIT - ANSWER-written statement of facts made under oath
AFFIANT - ANSWER-signs an affidavit
AFFIRM - ANSWER-to declare solemnly and formally
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWER-considerations which increase a sentence imposed
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWER-considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
ALLOCUTION - ANSWER-formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there
is any reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
AMENDMENT - ANSWER-change/correction
ANSWER - ANSWER-response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
ARBITRATION - ANSWER-dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
ARRAIGNMENT - ANSWER-bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
ARREST - ANSWER-restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
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
BENCH CONFERENCE - ANSWER-a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of courtroom BENCH WARRANT - ANSWER-authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed to appear
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - ANSWER-standard for conviction in a criminal trial
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE - ANSWER-standard for winning a civil matter
BIRFUCATION - ANSWER-trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW - ANSWER-basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY - ANSWER-standard legal reference work
BRIEFS - ANSWER-papers submitted by attorneys
BURDEN OF PROOF - ANSWER-obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE - ANSWER-how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that burden
CALENDAR - ANSWER-court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF - ANSWER-primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW - ANSWER-printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION - ANSWER-situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI - ANSWER-appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - ANSWER-record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE - ANSWER-objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS - ANSWER-judges office within a court house
CHARGE TO THE JURY - ANSWER-instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs a case
CHATTEL - ANSWER-an article of personal or movable property
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL - ANSWER-federal appellate level immediately below the Supreme Court CLASS ACTION - ANSWER-suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest in matter
CLOSING STATEMENT - ANSWER-attorneys final statement
CLOUD ON TITLE - ANSWER-claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right to use property
QUIET TITLE - ANSWER-remove a claim or lien
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - ANSWER-federal regulatory agency rules and regulations which implement federal law
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - ANSWER-a bar to re litigating an issue already been tried between the same parties
COLLOQUY - ANSWER-any formal conference, conversation or discussion
COMMON LAW - ANSWER-customary law
COMPLAINT - ANSWER-plaintiff's initial pleading which a defendant initially answers
CONCURRENT SENTENCES - ANSWER-2 or more sentences served at the same time
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ANSWER-conflict between the private interests an public obligations
CONFRONT ACCUSERS - ANSWER-right of a person accused of a crime to face those making accusations
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES - ANSWER-2 or more sentences which must be served one after the other
CONTEMPT - ANSWER-willfully disobeying a court order
COUNTER CLAIM - ANSWER-defendant's claim against plaintiff
COURT MINUTES - ANSWER-summary record of events in a case
CROSS EXAMINATION - ANSWER-questions by an opposing party after the side calling the witness has examined
DEADLOCKED - ANSWER-jury is unable to agree on a verdict
ACTION - ANSWER-a lawsuit
ADVERSE WITNESS - ANSWER-a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party who called him
AFFIDAVIT - ANSWER-written statement of facts made under oath
AFFIANT - ANSWER-signs an affidavit
AFFIRM - ANSWER-to declare solemnly and formally
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWER-considerations which increase a sentence imposed
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANSWER-considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
ALLOCUTION - ANSWER-formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there
is any reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
AMENDMENT - ANSWER-change/correction
ANSWER - ANSWER-response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
ARBITRATION - ANSWER-dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
ARRAIGNMENT - ANSWER-bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
ARREST - ANSWER-restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
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
BENCH CONFERENCE - ANSWER-a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the hearing of courtroom BENCH WARRANT - ANSWER-authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed to appear
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - ANSWER-standard for conviction in a criminal trial
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE - ANSWER-standard for winning a civil matter
BIRFUCATION - ANSWER-trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW - ANSWER-basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY - ANSWER-standard legal reference work
BRIEFS - ANSWER-papers submitted by attorneys
BURDEN OF PROOF - ANSWER-obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE - ANSWER-how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that burden
CALENDAR - ANSWER-court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF - ANSWER-primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW - ANSWER-printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION - ANSWER-situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI - ANSWER-appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - ANSWER-record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE - ANSWER-objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS - ANSWER-judges office within a court house
CHARGE TO THE JURY - ANSWER-instructions from the judge concerning the law which governs a case
CHATTEL - ANSWER-an article of personal or movable property
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL - ANSWER-federal appellate level immediately below the Supreme Court CLASS ACTION - ANSWER-suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest in matter
CLOSING STATEMENT - ANSWER-attorneys final statement
CLOUD ON TITLE - ANSWER-claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right to use property
QUIET TITLE - ANSWER-remove a claim or lien
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - ANSWER-federal regulatory agency rules and regulations which implement federal law
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - ANSWER-a bar to re litigating an issue already been tried between the same parties
COLLOQUY - ANSWER-any formal conference, conversation or discussion
COMMON LAW - ANSWER-customary law
COMPLAINT - ANSWER-plaintiff's initial pleading which a defendant initially answers
CONCURRENT SENTENCES - ANSWER-2 or more sentences served at the same time
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ANSWER-conflict between the private interests an public obligations
CONFRONT ACCUSERS - ANSWER-right of a person accused of a crime to face those making accusations
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES - ANSWER-2 or more sentences which must be served one after the other
CONTEMPT - ANSWER-willfully disobeying a court order
COUNTER CLAIM - ANSWER-defendant's claim against plaintiff
COURT MINUTES - ANSWER-summary record of events in a case
CROSS EXAMINATION - ANSWER-questions by an opposing party after the side calling the witness has examined
DEADLOCKED - ANSWER-jury is unable to agree on a verdict
