Court Interpreter Written Exam -
Legal Glossary (A) Questions and
Answers
ABANDONMENT - ANSWER-A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child
without adequate care, supervision, support, or parental contact for an
excessive period of time. Also, the desertion of one spouse by the other with
the intent to terminate the marriage relationship.
ABATEMENT OF ACTION - ANSWER-A suit which has been quashed and
ended.
ABSTRACT - ANSWER-A summary of a larger work, wherein the principal
ideas of the larger work are contained.
ABSTRACT OF RECORD - ANSWER-A short, abbreviated form of the case as
found in the record.
, ACCESSORY - ANSWER-A person who aids or contributes in the commission
of a crime.
ACCOMPLICE - ANSWER-One who knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally
unites with the principal offender in the commission of a crime. A partner in a
crime.
ACCORD - ANSWER-A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a
lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.
ABSTRACT OF TITLE - ANSWER-A chronological summary of all official records
and recorded documents affecting the title to a parcel of real property.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT - ANSWER-1. A statement of acceptance of
responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing
that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.
ACQUIT - ANSWER-To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a
crime. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, burden or
accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.
Legal Glossary (A) Questions and
Answers
ABANDONMENT - ANSWER-A parent's or custodian's act of leaving a child
without adequate care, supervision, support, or parental contact for an
excessive period of time. Also, the desertion of one spouse by the other with
the intent to terminate the marriage relationship.
ABATEMENT OF ACTION - ANSWER-A suit which has been quashed and
ended.
ABSTRACT - ANSWER-A summary of a larger work, wherein the principal
ideas of the larger work are contained.
ABSTRACT OF RECORD - ANSWER-A short, abbreviated form of the case as
found in the record.
, ACCESSORY - ANSWER-A person who aids or contributes in the commission
of a crime.
ACCOMPLICE - ANSWER-One who knowingly, voluntarily, and intentionally
unites with the principal offender in the commission of a crime. A partner in a
crime.
ACCORD - ANSWER-A satisfaction agreed upon between the parties in a
lawsuit which bars subsequent actions on the claim.
ABSTRACT OF TITLE - ANSWER-A chronological summary of all official records
and recorded documents affecting the title to a parcel of real property.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT - ANSWER-1. A statement of acceptance of
responsibility. 2. The short declaration at the end of a legal paper showing
that the paper was duly executed and acknowledged.
ACQUIT - ANSWER-To legally certify the innocence of one charged with a
crime. To set free, release or discharge from an obligation, burden or
accusation. To find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial.
