LEGAL TERMS FOR COURT INTERPRETER WRITTEN
NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS // VERIFIED//GRADED
A+//(100% PASS)
Hold harmless
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
hung jury
no unanimous decision
Indictment
A formal written accusation submitted to a grand jury
by a prosecutor,
charging one or more persons with one or more
crimes. The grand jury must determine
whether the person or persons named should be
prosecuted for the crime charged, in
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,which case the indictment is endorsed by the foreman
of the grand jury as a true bill. An
indictment authorizes trial of the persons named for
the crimes charged.
Indict
to accuse formally
Interdiction
Prohibition
Intestate
having made no valid will
Double Jeopardy
Trial of a person by the same jurisdiction more than
once for
the same crime. The U.S. Constitution prohibits
subjecting persons to double jeopardy.
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, Jurisdiction
The power to hear and to decide cases. Jurisdiction
exists over
particular types of cases (i.e., over subject matter), and
over parties (i.e., personal
jurisdiction). Also used to refer to a particular unit of
government (e.g., a state),
particularly with respect to its judicial powers (e.g.,
different jurisdictions have different
legal tests for insanity).
Larceny
theft
Lechery
lewdness
Levy
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NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM PREP WITH COMPLETE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS // VERIFIED//GRADED
A+//(100% PASS)
Hold harmless
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
hung jury
no unanimous decision
Indictment
A formal written accusation submitted to a grand jury
by a prosecutor,
charging one or more persons with one or more
crimes. The grand jury must determine
whether the person or persons named should be
prosecuted for the crime charged, in
Page 1 of 18
,which case the indictment is endorsed by the foreman
of the grand jury as a true bill. An
indictment authorizes trial of the persons named for
the crimes charged.
Indict
to accuse formally
Interdiction
Prohibition
Intestate
having made no valid will
Double Jeopardy
Trial of a person by the same jurisdiction more than
once for
the same crime. The U.S. Constitution prohibits
subjecting persons to double jeopardy.
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, Jurisdiction
The power to hear and to decide cases. Jurisdiction
exists over
particular types of cases (i.e., over subject matter), and
over parties (i.e., personal
jurisdiction). Also used to refer to a particular unit of
government (e.g., a state),
particularly with respect to its judicial powers (e.g.,
different jurisdictions have different
legal tests for insanity).
Larceny
theft
Lechery
lewdness
Levy
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