TEXAS CSR WKT STUDY GUIDE 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ cause of action. Answer: The ground upon which a civil action may
be sustained.
◉ non combos mentis. Answer: A person not of sound mind and,
therefore, incapable of conducting his or her own affairs.
◉ onus. Answer: a burden; a responsibility
◉ Quid pro quo. Answer: something given in exchange or return for
something else
◉ admiralty. Answer: the maritime law of the sea and the law practice
pertaining to it.
◉ berm. Answer: The shoulder of a freeway.
◉ E pluribus unum. Answer: The "motto" of the US: "one composed of
many."
,◉ metes and bounds. Answer: the boundary lines and corners of a piece
of land described in relation to physical objects.
◉ malinger. Answer: To pretend or feign illness, sickness, or damage
◉ patent. Answer: An exclusive right granted by the federal government
for a fixed period of time to make, use, and sell an invention.
◉ copyright. Answer: the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or
an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or
musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. Granted for a
period of years or in some cases for life.
◉ domicile. Answer: The place where a person has permanent residence
with the intent to make that place his or her home.
◉ punitive damages. Answer: Damages that go beyond compensation
and punish the wrongdoer as well.
◉ sequestration. Answer: When the court orders witnesses or jury
members to be set apart or segregated from one another during the
conduct of a trial.
◉ trespass. Answer: To enter upon another's land without lawful
authority or permission.
, ◉ warranty. Answer: A guarantee that a fact relating to the subject of a
contract is as stated or as promised.
◉ verdict. Answer: the finding or decision of a jury on the matter
submitted to it in trial
◉ mayhem. Answer: The maiming of a person by another.
◉ inference. Answer: A deduction of fact that may logically and
reasonably be drawn from another fact or group of facts found or
otherwise established in an action.
◉ code. Answer: compilation of all existing law in effect under a system
of subjects in a particular jurisdiction
◉ condemnation. Answer: Taking private property for public use, with
fair compensation to the owner; exercising the right of eminent domain.
◉ contumacy. Answer: stubborn resistance to authority
◉ corpus delicti. Answer: the body of the crime; that is, the physical
object upon which the crime was committed
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS 100% CORRECT
◉ cause of action. Answer: The ground upon which a civil action may
be sustained.
◉ non combos mentis. Answer: A person not of sound mind and,
therefore, incapable of conducting his or her own affairs.
◉ onus. Answer: a burden; a responsibility
◉ Quid pro quo. Answer: something given in exchange or return for
something else
◉ admiralty. Answer: the maritime law of the sea and the law practice
pertaining to it.
◉ berm. Answer: The shoulder of a freeway.
◉ E pluribus unum. Answer: The "motto" of the US: "one composed of
many."
,◉ metes and bounds. Answer: the boundary lines and corners of a piece
of land described in relation to physical objects.
◉ malinger. Answer: To pretend or feign illness, sickness, or damage
◉ patent. Answer: An exclusive right granted by the federal government
for a fixed period of time to make, use, and sell an invention.
◉ copyright. Answer: the exclusive legal right, given to an originator or
an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or
musical material, and to authorize others to do the same. Granted for a
period of years or in some cases for life.
◉ domicile. Answer: The place where a person has permanent residence
with the intent to make that place his or her home.
◉ punitive damages. Answer: Damages that go beyond compensation
and punish the wrongdoer as well.
◉ sequestration. Answer: When the court orders witnesses or jury
members to be set apart or segregated from one another during the
conduct of a trial.
◉ trespass. Answer: To enter upon another's land without lawful
authority or permission.
, ◉ warranty. Answer: A guarantee that a fact relating to the subject of a
contract is as stated or as promised.
◉ verdict. Answer: the finding or decision of a jury on the matter
submitted to it in trial
◉ mayhem. Answer: The maiming of a person by another.
◉ inference. Answer: A deduction of fact that may logically and
reasonably be drawn from another fact or group of facts found or
otherwise established in an action.
◉ code. Answer: compilation of all existing law in effect under a system
of subjects in a particular jurisdiction
◉ condemnation. Answer: Taking private property for public use, with
fair compensation to the owner; exercising the right of eminent domain.
◉ contumacy. Answer: stubborn resistance to authority
◉ corpus delicti. Answer: the body of the crime; that is, the physical
object upon which the crime was committed
