Legal terms for Court Interpreter Written Exam Questions and Answers

Legal terms for Court Interpreter

Written Exam Questions and

Answers


demur - ANSWER-to object




Default - ANSWER-fail to do something required to do




Deponent - ANSWER-Person giving testimony




Discovery - ANSWER-The pretrial procedures used by the parties to obtain

information about

the case from the other parties in order to prepare for trial. (Exchange of

evidence)




Dismiss trial without prejudice - ANSWER-Without right to a new trial

, Dismiss case with prejudice - ANSWER-Without a right to a new trial




Diversion - ANSWER-The suspension of criminal prosecution of an offender.

The offender may

be asked to participate in a treatment or supervisory program in exchange

for his

agreement to stop or to suspend prosecution. (alternate program)




Hearsay evidence, testimony - ANSWER-A written or oral out-of-court

statement offered to prove the truth of the

matter asserted. Hearsay is inadmissible into evidence, unless one or more

of the hearsay

exceptions apply.




Heretofore - ANSWER-up to this time




Hold harmless - ANSWER-of, relating to, or being an agreement between

parties in which one assumes the potential liability for injury that may arise

from a situation and thus relieves the other of liability