GPSTC Test 1 Exam Review Questions & Answers

GPSTC Test 1 Exam Review Questions & Answers 2024/2025 Abet - ANS-(v.) to encourage, assist, aid, support (especially in something wrong or unworthy) Affirmative defense - ANS-I did it but... or self defense. A response to a plaintiff's claim that does not deny the plaintiff's facts but attacks the plaintiff's legal right to bring an action. An example is the running of the statute of limitations. Felony - ANS-Crime punishable by death, life imprisonment or imprisonment for more than 12 months Another - ANS-A person or persons other than the accused Aggravation - ANS-n. The fact of being made heavier or more heinous, as a crime , offense, misfortune, etc. Alibi - ANS-a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place. Amenable - ANS-(adj.) willing to follow advice or authority, tractable, submissive; responsive; liable to be held responsible Burden of proof - ANS-the obligation to present evidence to support one's claim Coercion - ANS-the practice of persuading someone to do something by using force or threats Conspiracy - ANS-a secret agreement between two or more people to perform an unlawful act Conviction - ANS-A fixed or strong belief or opinio