AAERT PRACTICE TEST UPDATED ACTUAL Questions and CORRECT
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PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
ACTION
ADVERSE WITNESS
AFFIDAVIT
AFFIANT
AFFIRM
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ALLOCUTION
AMENDMENT
ANSWER
ARBITRATION
ARRAIGNMENT
ARREST
BAIL
BENCH CONFERENCE
BENCH WARRANT
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
, 3rd party
a
lawsuit bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal
a witness whose testimony is charge
prejudicial to the case of the restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
party who called him
amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guar-
written statement of antee that a person charged with a crime will appear in
facts court when scheduled
made a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the
hearing of courtroom
under
authority to find and to bring into court someone who has
oath
failed to appear
signs an
standard for conviction in a criminal trial
afldavit
standard for winning a civil matter
to declare solemnly
and formally considerations
which increase a sentence
imposed considerations which
decrease a sentence imposed
formal statement by convicted
defendant as to whether there is
any reason why judgment should
not be renderedagainst him
change/correction
response by defendant
denying plaintiff's
complaintdispute
mediation by impartial
, BIRFUCATION trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY standard legal reference work
BRIEFS papers submitted by attorneys
BURDEN OF PROOF obligation to provide aflrmative proof on an issue
how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE
burden
CALENDAR court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS judges oflce within a court house
instructions from the judge concerning the law which gov-
CHARGE TO THE JURY
erns a case
CHATTEL an article of personal or movable property
federal appellate level immediately below the Supreme
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL
Court
suit joined in by a group of people who share a common
CLASS ACTION
interest in matter
CLOSING STATEMENT attorneys final statement
claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right
CLOUD ON TITLE
to use property
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PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
ACTION
ADVERSE WITNESS
AFFIDAVIT
AFFIANT
AFFIRM
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
ALLOCUTION
AMENDMENT
ANSWER
ARBITRATION
ARRAIGNMENT
ARREST
BAIL
BENCH CONFERENCE
BENCH WARRANT
BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
, 3rd party
a
lawsuit bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal
a witness whose testimony is charge
prejudicial to the case of the restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
party who called him
amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guar-
written statement of antee that a person charged with a crime will appear in
facts court when scheduled
made a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the
hearing of courtroom
under
authority to find and to bring into court someone who has
oath
failed to appear
signs an
standard for conviction in a criminal trial
afldavit
standard for winning a civil matter
to declare solemnly
and formally considerations
which increase a sentence
imposed considerations which
decrease a sentence imposed
formal statement by convicted
defendant as to whether there is
any reason why judgment should
not be renderedagainst him
change/correction
response by defendant
denying plaintiff's
complaintdispute
mediation by impartial
, BIRFUCATION trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY standard legal reference work
BRIEFS papers submitted by attorneys
BURDEN OF PROOF obligation to provide aflrmative proof on an issue
how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE
burden
CALENDAR court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS judges oflce within a court house
instructions from the judge concerning the law which gov-
CHARGE TO THE JURY
erns a case
CHATTEL an article of personal or movable property
federal appellate level immediately below the Supreme
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL
Court
suit joined in by a group of people who share a common
CLASS ACTION
interest in matter
CLOSING STATEMENT attorneys final statement
claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right
CLOUD ON TITLE
to use property
