AAERT COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● ADVERSE WITNESS
Answer: a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party
who called him
●● AFFIDAVIT
Answer: written statement of facts made under oath
●● AFFIANT
Answer: signs an affidavit
●● AFFIRM
Answer: to declare solemnly and formally
●● AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Answer: considerations which increase a sentence imposed
●● MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Answer: considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
,●● ALLOCUTION
Answer: formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is
any reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
●● AMENDMENT
Answer: change/correction
●● ANSWER
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
●● ARBITRATION
Answer: dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
●● ARRAIGNMENT
Answer: bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
●● ARREST
Answer: restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
●● BAIL
Answer: amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guarantee
that a person charged with a crime will appear in court when scheduled
,●● BENCH CONFERENCE
Answer: a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the
hearing of courtroom
●● BENCH WARRANT
Answer: authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed
to appear
●● BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
Answer: standard for conviction in a criminal trial
●● PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
Answer: standard for winning a civil matter
●● BIRFUCATION
Answer: trial of certain issues separately
●● BLACK LETTER LAW
Answer: basic principles of law
●● BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY
Answer: standard legal reference work
, ●● BRIEFS
Answer: papers submitted by attorneys
●● BURDEN OF PROOF
Answer: obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
●● STANDARD OF EVIDENCE
Answer: how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that
burden
●● CALENDAR
Answer: court schedule
●● CASE IN CHIEF
Answer: primary presentation of evidence by a party
●● CASE LAW
Answer: printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
●● CAUSE OF ACTION
Answer: situations causing a lawsuit
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
●● ADVERSE WITNESS
Answer: a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the party
who called him
●● AFFIDAVIT
Answer: written statement of facts made under oath
●● AFFIANT
Answer: signs an affidavit
●● AFFIRM
Answer: to declare solemnly and formally
●● AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Answer: considerations which increase a sentence imposed
●● MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
Answer: considerations which decrease a sentence imposed
,●● ALLOCUTION
Answer: formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is
any reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
●● AMENDMENT
Answer: change/correction
●● ANSWER
Answer: response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
●● ARBITRATION
Answer: dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
●● ARRAIGNMENT
Answer: bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
●● ARREST
Answer: restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
●● BAIL
Answer: amount of money deposited as form of collateral to guarantee
that a person charged with a crime will appear in court when scheduled
,●● BENCH CONFERENCE
Answer: a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside the
hearing of courtroom
●● BENCH WARRANT
Answer: authority to find and to bring into court someone who has failed
to appear
●● BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT
Answer: standard for conviction in a criminal trial
●● PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE
Answer: standard for winning a civil matter
●● BIRFUCATION
Answer: trial of certain issues separately
●● BLACK LETTER LAW
Answer: basic principles of law
●● BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY
Answer: standard legal reference work
, ●● BRIEFS
Answer: papers submitted by attorneys
●● BURDEN OF PROOF
Answer: obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
●● STANDARD OF EVIDENCE
Answer: how much evidence (or what type) is needed to bear that
burden
●● CALENDAR
Answer: court schedule
●● CASE IN CHIEF
Answer: primary presentation of evidence by a party
●● CASE LAW
Answer: printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
●● CAUSE OF ACTION
Answer: situations causing a lawsuit
