NYS PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR EXAM WITH COMPLETE SOLUTIONS

Abandonment - Desertion by a husband or wife, of his or her spouse, with the intention of creating a permanent separation. abscond - To hide from the jurisdiction of a court in order to avoid confinement. Accessory - Although not the principal actor in the commission of an offense, a person who solicits, requests, commands or intentionally aids the principal actor engage in the commission of such offense. Accomplice - A person who is liable t prosecution for the identical offense charged against a defendant of trial. Acquit - To free a person legally from an accusation of criminal guilt. Affidavit - A written statement made under oath Alibi - A defense of having been in another place at the time the crime was committed. Appeal - A review, by higher court, to determine whether the decision, order or verdict in the lower court should be reversed, modified or affirmed. Arbitration - The settlement of a disagreement, out of court, by an arbitrator chosen by the parties to the argument. Arriagnment - Calling a defendant before the court to answer an accusation. Arson - The willful and malicious burning of property. Assault - Intentionally, recklessly or with criminal negligence causing physical injury to another person. Attachment - The legal seizure of the property of a defendant before judgement. Autopsy - The dissection of a dead human body, by an authorized doctor, to determine the cause of death. Bail - To set free or liberate from arrest and imprisonment, upon security given that the person released shall appear and answer in court. Ballistics - The examination of bullets that haven been fired for the purpose of discovering from which weapon a given ballet has been fired. The science that deals with the motion of projectiles. Bench Warrant - A court Oder, in which a criminal action is pending, directing a police officer, or a uniformed court officer, to take custody of the defendant, in such action, and bring him before the court. Blackmail - The extortion of goods, money, or the procuring of an illegal act by threat, in writing, of criminal prosecution or the the destruction of a persons reputation or social standing or personal injury. Bribery - Promising or offering money to a witness or a public officer or official to influence his action or testimony. Bug - An instrument or device used to intentionally overhear a conversation or discussion, without the consent of at least one party thereto, by a person not present threat.