FLORIDA BAIL BOND STATE TEST STUDY GUIDE
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Actus |Reus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Guilty |act |as |an |element |of |criminal |responsibility-the |
wrongful |act |or |omission |that |compromises |the |physical |components |of |a |crime
Acquittal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |and |formal |certification |of |the |innocence |of |a |
person |who |has |been |charged |with |a |crime- |To |be |found |innocent |of |a |crime
Acquit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |be |set |free, |released |or |discharged |from |an |obligation, |
burden |or |accusation
Adjudicate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |pass |judgment |on |as |a |judge- |To |give |a |ruling- |To |make |
a |formal |judgement
Adjudication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |formal |judgment |on |a |disputed |matter- |The |legal |
process |of |resolving |a |dispute
Appeal |Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operates |as |a |bail |bond |for |an |appellant |in |a |criminal |
case- |with |conditions |of |prosecuting |the |appeal |and/or |they |will |surrender |themselves |to |
serve |the |sentence |if |the |lower |court |verdict |is |upheld
Agent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |authorized |to |act |for |another |person |or |group |when |
dealing |with |third |parties
Affidavit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |sworn |written |statement |under |oath
,Appeal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |request |for |a |hearing |to |a |higher |court |for |a |reversal |of |the |
decision |of |a |lower |court.
Appearance |Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |a |criminal |proceeding, |it |guarantees |the |
defendant |will |appear |in |court |every |time |they |are |ordered |to |do |so |until |the |case |is |disposed
Appellant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |who |is |dissatisfied |with |the |judgement |of |a |lower
|court |and |asks |a |superior |court |to |review |the |decision
Arrest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |seizure |or |forcible |restraint, |The |taking |or |keeping |of |a |
person |in |custody |by |legal |authority
Arrest |Warrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |document |issued |by |a |judge |or |magistrate |that |
authorizes |someone's |arrest |by |legal |authority
Assault |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |intentional |act |by |one |person |to |another |of |an |imminent |
harmful |or |offensive |contact
Attachment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |seizure |of |people |or |property |by |a |court |order
Attorney-In-Fact |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |is |an |agent |or |representative |of |another |
and |is |given |authority |to |act |in |that |persons |place |and |name
Attorney |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |represents |clients |in |court |proceedings- |A |
qualified |lawyer
Authority, |Actual |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Authority |given |explicitly |in |writing |or |orally |to |an |
agent |by |contract |and/or |by |power |of |attorney
, Authority, |Apparent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Authority |the |public |may |believe |an |agent |to |
possess
Authority, |Express |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Authority |or |power |of |attorney |directly, |firmly |and |
explicitly |stated
Bail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |procure |the |release |of |a |person |from |legal |custody- |Money |or |
form |of |security |given |to |assure |the |appearance |of |the |defendant |at |all |stages |of |a |criminal |
proceeding
Bail |Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |bond |executed |by |a |defendant |who |has |been |arrested |
with |other |persons |such |as |a |surety, |guaranteeing |the |defendant |will |appear |in |court |every |
time |they |are |ordered |to |do |so |until |the |case |is |disposed- |An |appearance |bond
Bail |Bond |Agent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |appointed |limited |surety |agent |by |power |of |
attorney |of |an |insurer |to |execute |bail |bonds |in |connection |with |judicial |proceedings |for |a |fee
Battery |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |act |of |unlawfully |touching |another |person
Bench |Warrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |order |that |a |judge |or |group |of |judges |issue |
directly |to |law |enforcement |with |the |purpose |of |arresting |that |individual/subject
Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |written |instrument |in |which |the |principal/obligor |agrees |to |
perform |an |act |for |the |obligee |and |a |third |party/surety |agrees |to |pay |the |penalty |should |the |
principal |fail |to |perform/fulfill |the |obligation |promised
Breach |Of |Contract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |unjustified |failure |to |perform |an
|agreement/contract |at |its |due |date
EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS
Actus |Reus |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Guilty |act |as |an |element |of |criminal |responsibility-the |
wrongful |act |or |omission |that |compromises |the |physical |components |of |a |crime
Acquittal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |and |formal |certification |of |the |innocence |of |a |
person |who |has |been |charged |with |a |crime- |To |be |found |innocent |of |a |crime
Acquit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |be |set |free, |released |or |discharged |from |an |obligation, |
burden |or |accusation
Adjudicate |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |pass |judgment |on |as |a |judge- |To |give |a |ruling- |To |make |
a |formal |judgement
Adjudication |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |formal |judgment |on |a |disputed |matter- |The |legal |
process |of |resolving |a |dispute
Appeal |Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Operates |as |a |bail |bond |for |an |appellant |in |a |criminal |
case- |with |conditions |of |prosecuting |the |appeal |and/or |they |will |surrender |themselves |to |
serve |the |sentence |if |the |lower |court |verdict |is |upheld
Agent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |authorized |to |act |for |another |person |or |group |when |
dealing |with |third |parties
Affidavit |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |sworn |written |statement |under |oath
,Appeal |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |request |for |a |hearing |to |a |higher |court |for |a |reversal |of |the |
decision |of |a |lower |court.
Appearance |Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-In |a |criminal |proceeding, |it |guarantees |the |
defendant |will |appear |in |court |every |time |they |are |ordered |to |do |so |until |the |case |is |disposed
Appellant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |person |who |is |dissatisfied |with |the |judgement |of |a |lower
|court |and |asks |a |superior |court |to |review |the |decision
Arrest |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |seizure |or |forcible |restraint, |The |taking |or |keeping |of |a |
person |in |custody |by |legal |authority
Arrest |Warrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |document |issued |by |a |judge |or |magistrate |that |
authorizes |someone's |arrest |by |legal |authority
Assault |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |intentional |act |by |one |person |to |another |of |an |imminent |
harmful |or |offensive |contact
Attachment |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |legal |seizure |of |people |or |property |by |a |court |order
Attorney-In-Fact |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |is |an |agent |or |representative |of |another |
and |is |given |authority |to |act |in |that |persons |place |and |name
Attorney |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-One |who |represents |clients |in |court |proceedings- |A |
qualified |lawyer
Authority, |Actual |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Authority |given |explicitly |in |writing |or |orally |to |an |
agent |by |contract |and/or |by |power |of |attorney
, Authority, |Apparent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Authority |the |public |may |believe |an |agent |to |
possess
Authority, |Express |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-Authority |or |power |of |attorney |directly, |firmly |and |
explicitly |stated
Bail |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-To |procure |the |release |of |a |person |from |legal |custody- |Money |or |
form |of |security |given |to |assure |the |appearance |of |the |defendant |at |all |stages |of |a |criminal |
proceeding
Bail |Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |bond |executed |by |a |defendant |who |has |been |arrested |
with |other |persons |such |as |a |surety, |guaranteeing |the |defendant |will |appear |in |court |every |
time |they |are |ordered |to |do |so |until |the |case |is |disposed- |An |appearance |bond
Bail |Bond |Agent |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |appointed |limited |surety |agent |by |power |of |
attorney |of |an |insurer |to |execute |bail |bonds |in |connection |with |judicial |proceedings |for |a |fee
Battery |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-The |act |of |unlawfully |touching |another |person
Bench |Warrant |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |order |that |a |judge |or |group |of |judges |issue |
directly |to |law |enforcement |with |the |purpose |of |arresting |that |individual/subject
Bond |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-A |written |instrument |in |which |the |principal/obligor |agrees |to |
perform |an |act |for |the |obligee |and |a |third |party/surety |agrees |to |pay |the |penalty |should |the |
principal |fail |to |perform/fulfill |the |obligation |promised
Breach |Of |Contract |- |CORRECT |ANSWER✔✔-An |unjustified |failure |to |perform |an
|agreement/contract |at |its |due |date