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EXAM: COURT-RELATED TERMS AND
USAGE (100% SOLVED)
Accuracy r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rcondition ror rquality rof rbeing rtrue, rcorrect, ror
rexact; rfreedom rfrom
error ror rdefect; rprecision ror rexactness; rcorrectness
Administrative rOffice rof rthe rU.S rCourts r- rcorrect ranswers r-AOUSC ror rAO; rthe
rcentral rsupport rentity rfor rthe rJudicial rBranch. rIt
provides ra rwide rrange rof radministrative, rlegal, rfinancial, rmanagement,
program, rand rinformation rtechnology rservices rto rthe rfederal rcourts. rThe rAO
rprovides rsupport rand rstaff rcounsel rto rthe rJudicial rConference rof rthe rUnited
rStates rand rits rcommittees, rand rimplements rand rexecutes rJudicial rConference
rpolicies, ras rwell ras rapplicable rfederal rstatutes rand
regulations.
admissible r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rterm rused rto rdescribe revidence rthat rmay rbe
rconsidered rby ra rjury ror
judge rin rcivil rand rcriminal rcases.
,Acquittal r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rfinding rthat rthe rdefendant ris rnot rguilty rof rthe
rcharges rbrought rby rthe
government. rThis rfinding rmay rbe rreached rby rthe rtrial rjudge rin ra rcase
tried rbefore ra rjudge ralone ror rby rthe rjury rin ra rcase rtried rbefore ra rjury.
Admit/Deny rHearing r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rterm rused rto rdescribe revidence rthat
rmay rbe rconsidered rby ra rjury ror
judge rin rcivil rand rcriminal rcases.
adversary rsystem r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rterm roften rapplied rto rthe rAnglo-American
rsystem rfor rresolving
criminal rcases rbecause rthat rsystem rinvolves rpitting rtwo radversaries, rthe
rgovernment rand rthe rdefendant, ragainst reach rother rin rcourt. rThe
underlying rtheory rof rthe radversary rsystem ris rthat rthe rclash rbetween rtwo requally
rmatched radversaries ris rlikely rto ryield rthe rtruth rin ra rgiven rcase, rthat ris, rwhat
ractually rhappened.
affidavit r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rsworn rwritten rstatement. rComplaints, rsearch
rwarrants, rand rarrest
warrants rmust rbe rsupported rby raffidavits restablishing rprobable rcause.
allocution r- rcorrect ranswers r-An roral rpleading ror rargument rmade rto rthe rcourt rat
rsentencing rby rcounsel rfor rthe rdefendant, rthe rdefendant, rand rthe rprosecutor.
rDuring rallocution, rthe rspeaker rattempts rto rpersuade rthe rjudge rthat ra rparticular
rsentence rshould ror rshould rnot rbe rimposed.
Appeal r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rrequest rmade rafter ra rtrial rby ra rparty rthat rhas rlost
ron rone ror rmore rissues rthat ra rhigher rcourt rreview rthe rdecision rto rdetermine rif rit
rwas rcorrect. rTo rmake rsuch ra rrequest ris r"to rappeal" ror r"to rtake ran rappeal." rThe
rparty rwho rappeals ris rcalled rthe r"appellant;" rand rthe rother rparty ris rthe
r"appellee." rA rdefendant rwho rhas rbeen rfound rguilty rafter ra rtrial rhas rthe rright rto
rappeal rthe rconviction rto rthe rappropriate rU.S. rcourt rof rappeals rand rseek ra rnew
rtrial ror rother rrelief. rSimilarly, rwhen rauthorized rby rstatute, ra rparty radversely
raffected rby ra rsentence rimposed rby rthe rcourt ror rby ra rpretrial rruling rof rthe rcourt
rmay rappeal rthat rsentence ror rruling rto rthe rcourt rof rappeals rand rseek ra rdifferent
rresult.
Appointed rCounsel r- rcorrect ranswers r-An rattorney rappointed rby rthe rcourt rto
rrepresent ra rperson, rusually ran
indigent rperson.
Arraignment r- rcorrect ranswers r-When rthe rdefendant ris rbrought rbefore rthe rcourt,
rinformed rof rthe rcharges, rand rcalled rupon rto renter ra rplea rto rthe rcharges. rThe
rdefendant ris rgiven ra rcopy rof rthe rindictment ror rinformation rbefore rbeing rcalled
rupon rto renter ra rplea. rThis ris rthe rinitial rappearance rof ra rcriminal rdefendant
r(unless rthe rmatter rhas rbeen rcontinued rfrom ran rearlier rtime).
Arrest r- rcorrect ranswers r-Occurs rwhen, reither rthrough rshow rof rforce ror ractual
rphysical rseizure, ra rlaw renforcement rofficer rdetains ra rperson ror rotherwise rleads
rthat rperson rto rreasonably rbelieve rthat rhe ror rshe ris rnot rfree rto rleave.
, Assistant rFederal rPublic rDefender r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rpublic rdefender rfulfills
rthe rUnited rStates rConstitution's rSixth
Amendment rright rto rcounsel rby rrepresenting rthose rcharged rwith ra rcrime
who rcannot rafford ran rattorney. rThe rassistant rfederal rpublic rdefender
provides rlegal rrepresentation rto rclients rcharged rwith rfederal rcriminal
offenses ror rinvolved rin rother rmatters rmandated rby rthe rAct; rmeets rwith
clients rto restablish rmeaningful rattorney-client rrelationships; rdirects rthe
defense rinvestigation rof ralleged rcrimes ror roffenses; rresearches rcase rlaw;
prepares rpretrial rmotions; rreviews rmaterial rreceived rfrom rthe rgovernment
as rpretrial rdiscovery; rengages rin rplea rnegotiations; rdetermines rtrial
strategies rand rdefense rapproaches rthat raffect rjury rselection, ropening
statements rand rclosing rarguments, rclient rtestimony, rand rcross-
examination rof rwitnesses; rconducts rsentencing rinvestigations rand
prepares rsentencing rmemoranda, rand rrepresents rclients rat rsentencing
hearings; rprepares rpost-trial rmotions; rand rrepresents rclients rat rtrial, ron
appeal, rand rin rother rcourtroom rproceedings.
Assistant rUnited rStates rAttorney r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rUSA; rA rfederal rprosecutor
rwho rassists rthe rU.S. rAttorney rin rthe rjudicial rdistrict rby radvocating rthe
rgovernment's rposition rin rcriminal rcases rbefore rthe rcourt.
Bail rBond r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rmoney ror rfunds rpaid rto rsecure rthe rrelease rof
ra rperson rwho rhas rbeen rcharged rwith ra rcrime rfor ra rfuture rappearance rin rcourt;
rwritten rguaranty ror rpledge rwhich ris rpurchased rfrom ra rbonding rcompany r(usually
ran rinsurance rfirm) ror rby ran rindividual r(called ra r"bondsman") ras rsecurity rto
rguarantee rsome rform rof rperformance, rincluding rappearing rfor rcourt rhearings.
Bail/Bond rHearing r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rjudicial rproceeding rwhere rthe rcourt
rdetermines rif ra rperson rcharged
with ra rcriminal roffense rshould rbe rreleased ron rbail rand rtrusted rto rmake
any rand rall rrequired rcourt rappearances rup rto rand rincluding ra rtrial. rIf rthe rcourt
rdetermines rthat rthere ris rno rreason rto rbelieve rthe rdefendant rwill rfail rto rshow rup
rfor rcourt rappearances rand rthat rthe raccused ris rnot rlikely rto rre-offend rwhile ron
rbail, rit rmust rrelease rthe rdefendant rsubject rto rwhatever rterms rand rconditions rare
rdeemed rappropriate runder rthe rcircumstances. rThose rconditions rcan rrequire ra
rdefendant rto rmaintain ra rspecific raddress, rreport rto rthe rpolice, rand rnot rhave
rcontact rwith rvictims rand rwitnesses. rIn raddition, rthe rcourt rmay rrequire rthat rone
ror rmore rsureties rpledge rsome rassets ror rcash r(via ra rbond) rto ract ras rassurance
rthat rthe rdefendant rwill rcomply rwith rthe rconditions rof rrelease.
Bench rTrial r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rtrial rbefore ra rjudge rwithout ra rjury. rThe rjudge
rdecides rquestions rof rfact ras rwell ras rquestions rof rlaw.
Booking r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rcriminal rjustice rsystem's rprocess rfor rcreation rof
ran radministrative
record rof rthose rarrested.
Burden rof rProof r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rduty rto rprove rdisputed rfacts. rIn rcivil
rcases, ra rplaintiff rgenerally rhas
EXAM: COURT-RELATED TERMS AND
USAGE (100% SOLVED)
Accuracy r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rcondition ror rquality rof rbeing rtrue, rcorrect, ror
rexact; rfreedom rfrom
error ror rdefect; rprecision ror rexactness; rcorrectness
Administrative rOffice rof rthe rU.S rCourts r- rcorrect ranswers r-AOUSC ror rAO; rthe
rcentral rsupport rentity rfor rthe rJudicial rBranch. rIt
provides ra rwide rrange rof radministrative, rlegal, rfinancial, rmanagement,
program, rand rinformation rtechnology rservices rto rthe rfederal rcourts. rThe rAO
rprovides rsupport rand rstaff rcounsel rto rthe rJudicial rConference rof rthe rUnited
rStates rand rits rcommittees, rand rimplements rand rexecutes rJudicial rConference
rpolicies, ras rwell ras rapplicable rfederal rstatutes rand
regulations.
admissible r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rterm rused rto rdescribe revidence rthat rmay rbe
rconsidered rby ra rjury ror
judge rin rcivil rand rcriminal rcases.
,Acquittal r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rfinding rthat rthe rdefendant ris rnot rguilty rof rthe
rcharges rbrought rby rthe
government. rThis rfinding rmay rbe rreached rby rthe rtrial rjudge rin ra rcase
tried rbefore ra rjudge ralone ror rby rthe rjury rin ra rcase rtried rbefore ra rjury.
Admit/Deny rHearing r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rterm rused rto rdescribe revidence rthat
rmay rbe rconsidered rby ra rjury ror
judge rin rcivil rand rcriminal rcases.
adversary rsystem r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rterm roften rapplied rto rthe rAnglo-American
rsystem rfor rresolving
criminal rcases rbecause rthat rsystem rinvolves rpitting rtwo radversaries, rthe
rgovernment rand rthe rdefendant, ragainst reach rother rin rcourt. rThe
underlying rtheory rof rthe radversary rsystem ris rthat rthe rclash rbetween rtwo requally
rmatched radversaries ris rlikely rto ryield rthe rtruth rin ra rgiven rcase, rthat ris, rwhat
ractually rhappened.
affidavit r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rsworn rwritten rstatement. rComplaints, rsearch
rwarrants, rand rarrest
warrants rmust rbe rsupported rby raffidavits restablishing rprobable rcause.
allocution r- rcorrect ranswers r-An roral rpleading ror rargument rmade rto rthe rcourt rat
rsentencing rby rcounsel rfor rthe rdefendant, rthe rdefendant, rand rthe rprosecutor.
rDuring rallocution, rthe rspeaker rattempts rto rpersuade rthe rjudge rthat ra rparticular
rsentence rshould ror rshould rnot rbe rimposed.
Appeal r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rrequest rmade rafter ra rtrial rby ra rparty rthat rhas rlost
ron rone ror rmore rissues rthat ra rhigher rcourt rreview rthe rdecision rto rdetermine rif rit
rwas rcorrect. rTo rmake rsuch ra rrequest ris r"to rappeal" ror r"to rtake ran rappeal." rThe
rparty rwho rappeals ris rcalled rthe r"appellant;" rand rthe rother rparty ris rthe
r"appellee." rA rdefendant rwho rhas rbeen rfound rguilty rafter ra rtrial rhas rthe rright rto
rappeal rthe rconviction rto rthe rappropriate rU.S. rcourt rof rappeals rand rseek ra rnew
rtrial ror rother rrelief. rSimilarly, rwhen rauthorized rby rstatute, ra rparty radversely
raffected rby ra rsentence rimposed rby rthe rcourt ror rby ra rpretrial rruling rof rthe rcourt
rmay rappeal rthat rsentence ror rruling rto rthe rcourt rof rappeals rand rseek ra rdifferent
rresult.
Appointed rCounsel r- rcorrect ranswers r-An rattorney rappointed rby rthe rcourt rto
rrepresent ra rperson, rusually ran
indigent rperson.
Arraignment r- rcorrect ranswers r-When rthe rdefendant ris rbrought rbefore rthe rcourt,
rinformed rof rthe rcharges, rand rcalled rupon rto renter ra rplea rto rthe rcharges. rThe
rdefendant ris rgiven ra rcopy rof rthe rindictment ror rinformation rbefore rbeing rcalled
rupon rto renter ra rplea. rThis ris rthe rinitial rappearance rof ra rcriminal rdefendant
r(unless rthe rmatter rhas rbeen rcontinued rfrom ran rearlier rtime).
Arrest r- rcorrect ranswers r-Occurs rwhen, reither rthrough rshow rof rforce ror ractual
rphysical rseizure, ra rlaw renforcement rofficer rdetains ra rperson ror rotherwise rleads
rthat rperson rto rreasonably rbelieve rthat rhe ror rshe ris rnot rfree rto rleave.
, Assistant rFederal rPublic rDefender r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rpublic rdefender rfulfills
rthe rUnited rStates rConstitution's rSixth
Amendment rright rto rcounsel rby rrepresenting rthose rcharged rwith ra rcrime
who rcannot rafford ran rattorney. rThe rassistant rfederal rpublic rdefender
provides rlegal rrepresentation rto rclients rcharged rwith rfederal rcriminal
offenses ror rinvolved rin rother rmatters rmandated rby rthe rAct; rmeets rwith
clients rto restablish rmeaningful rattorney-client rrelationships; rdirects rthe
defense rinvestigation rof ralleged rcrimes ror roffenses; rresearches rcase rlaw;
prepares rpretrial rmotions; rreviews rmaterial rreceived rfrom rthe rgovernment
as rpretrial rdiscovery; rengages rin rplea rnegotiations; rdetermines rtrial
strategies rand rdefense rapproaches rthat raffect rjury rselection, ropening
statements rand rclosing rarguments, rclient rtestimony, rand rcross-
examination rof rwitnesses; rconducts rsentencing rinvestigations rand
prepares rsentencing rmemoranda, rand rrepresents rclients rat rsentencing
hearings; rprepares rpost-trial rmotions; rand rrepresents rclients rat rtrial, ron
appeal, rand rin rother rcourtroom rproceedings.
Assistant rUnited rStates rAttorney r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rUSA; rA rfederal rprosecutor
rwho rassists rthe rU.S. rAttorney rin rthe rjudicial rdistrict rby radvocating rthe
rgovernment's rposition rin rcriminal rcases rbefore rthe rcourt.
Bail rBond r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rmoney ror rfunds rpaid rto rsecure rthe rrelease rof
ra rperson rwho rhas rbeen rcharged rwith ra rcrime rfor ra rfuture rappearance rin rcourt;
rwritten rguaranty ror rpledge rwhich ris rpurchased rfrom ra rbonding rcompany r(usually
ran rinsurance rfirm) ror rby ran rindividual r(called ra r"bondsman") ras rsecurity rto
rguarantee rsome rform rof rperformance, rincluding rappearing rfor rcourt rhearings.
Bail/Bond rHearing r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rjudicial rproceeding rwhere rthe rcourt
rdetermines rif ra rperson rcharged
with ra rcriminal roffense rshould rbe rreleased ron rbail rand rtrusted rto rmake
any rand rall rrequired rcourt rappearances rup rto rand rincluding ra rtrial. rIf rthe rcourt
rdetermines rthat rthere ris rno rreason rto rbelieve rthe rdefendant rwill rfail rto rshow rup
rfor rcourt rappearances rand rthat rthe raccused ris rnot rlikely rto rre-offend rwhile ron
rbail, rit rmust rrelease rthe rdefendant rsubject rto rwhatever rterms rand rconditions rare
rdeemed rappropriate runder rthe rcircumstances. rThose rconditions rcan rrequire ra
rdefendant rto rmaintain ra rspecific raddress, rreport rto rthe rpolice, rand rnot rhave
rcontact rwith rvictims rand rwitnesses. rIn raddition, rthe rcourt rmay rrequire rthat rone
ror rmore rsureties rpledge rsome rassets ror rcash r(via ra rbond) rto ract ras rassurance
rthat rthe rdefendant rwill rcomply rwith rthe rconditions rof rrelease.
Bench rTrial r- rcorrect ranswers r-A rtrial rbefore ra rjudge rwithout ra rjury. rThe rjudge
rdecides rquestions rof rfact ras rwell ras rquestions rof rlaw.
Booking r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rcriminal rjustice rsystem's rprocess rfor rcreation rof
ran radministrative
record rof rthose rarrested.
Burden rof rProof r- rcorrect ranswers r-The rduty rto rprove rdisputed rfacts. rIn rcivil
rcases, ra rplaintiff rgenerally rhas
