COURT INTERPRETER FINAL EXAMS ACTUAL ALL
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔dismissed with prejudice - ✔✔Dismissed with the provision that the plaintiff may not
assert the same claims in another case.
✔✔SEALED RECORDS - ✔✔The court seals the records of a juvenile offender
✔✔expungement of record - ✔✔the removal of a conviction from a person's criminal
record
✔✔defense witness - ✔✔person(s) who testifies for defendant
✔✔Overruled - ✔✔the judge overruled the objection there for the witness was allowed
to answer the question
✔✔hearsay evidence - ✔✔testimony a person might give about a statement made by
another person
(because the witness was attempting to tell the jury what another individual had said,
the attorney objected, stating that
✔✔Under Oath - ✔✔before the witness was allowed to testify she had to be placed
under oath
,✔✔bond hearing - ✔✔will determine if the defendant is eligible to bond out—and if so,
the amount of the bond—based upon the defendant's criminal history, offense, and flight
risk.
✔✔Jury Deliberation and Verdict - ✔✔the jury "deliberates" or discusses the case to
decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent, when they make their decision, they deliver
the verdict to the court; 5th step in the trial phase
✔✔In a criminal case, the prosecution must prove the case to the judge or jury -
✔✔beyond reasonable doubt
✔✔Expert Opinion Testimony - ✔✔Reasons offered for or against an issue offered by a
person who is knowledgeable about the subject
✔✔How do you plea to the charges? - ✔✔the judge explained to the defendant that he
had three plea options: Guilty, Not Guilty, and No Contest -
✔✔alibi - ✔✔an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
(the attorney stated that his client had an alibi for the time of the crime and therefore
should not be found guilty)
✔✔cross-examine - ✔✔to question a witness at a trial or a hearing to check or discredit
the testimony
(the defense attorney was allowed to cross-examine the prosecution's witness before
the lunch break)
✔✔Voir dire - ✔✔Voir dire is the process in which attorneys question prospective jurors
to determine their qualifications and potential biases in order to select a fair and
impartial jury.
✔✔The police were able to apprehend the suspect after a lengthy investigation. -
✔✔Arrest
✔✔apprehend - ✔✔Arrest
✔✔unorthodox opinions - ✔✔a viewpoint that diverges from commonly accepted beliefs
or practices within a particular context.
✔✔overt - ✔✔obvious
✔✔covert - ✔✔hidden; undercover
, ✔✔immunity - ✔✔freedom from charge or punishment
✔✔rebute - ✔✔Refute, disprove
✔✔pro bono - ✔✔free of charge
✔✔Overruled - ✔✔a judge's decision to ignore a lawyer's objection and allow the
questioning to continue
✔✔Admissible evidence - ✔✔Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a
civil or criminal trial.
✔✔Conviction - ✔✔verdict
✔✔Habeas Corpus - ✔✔An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
✔✔acquittal - ✔✔a judgment of not guilty
✔✔crossexamination - ✔✔the follow-up questioning of a witness by the side that did not
call the witness to the stand
✔✔amicus curiae - ✔✔"friend of the court." Refers to interested groups or individuals,
not directly involved in a suit, who may file legal briefs or oral arguments in support of
one side.
✔✔Jurisdiction - ✔✔(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
✔✔Bail - ✔✔A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused
person returns for his or her trial
✔✔Mistrial - ✔✔An unsuccessful trial, for example, because the jury can't reach a
decision.
✔✔probation - ✔✔A supervised period of release after conviction
✔✔Discovery (court procedure) - ✔✔pre-trial phase in a court case during which each
party can use certain methods to obtain information and facts, and gather evidence
about the case in preparation for trial. It is the principal fact-finding method in the
litigation process
✔✔jubilant - ✔✔extremely joyful, happy
✔✔dissemble - ✔✔to disguise, to pretend
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔dismissed with prejudice - ✔✔Dismissed with the provision that the plaintiff may not
assert the same claims in another case.
✔✔SEALED RECORDS - ✔✔The court seals the records of a juvenile offender
✔✔expungement of record - ✔✔the removal of a conviction from a person's criminal
record
✔✔defense witness - ✔✔person(s) who testifies for defendant
✔✔Overruled - ✔✔the judge overruled the objection there for the witness was allowed
to answer the question
✔✔hearsay evidence - ✔✔testimony a person might give about a statement made by
another person
(because the witness was attempting to tell the jury what another individual had said,
the attorney objected, stating that
✔✔Under Oath - ✔✔before the witness was allowed to testify she had to be placed
under oath
,✔✔bond hearing - ✔✔will determine if the defendant is eligible to bond out—and if so,
the amount of the bond—based upon the defendant's criminal history, offense, and flight
risk.
✔✔Jury Deliberation and Verdict - ✔✔the jury "deliberates" or discusses the case to
decide if the defendant is guilty or innocent, when they make their decision, they deliver
the verdict to the court; 5th step in the trial phase
✔✔In a criminal case, the prosecution must prove the case to the judge or jury -
✔✔beyond reasonable doubt
✔✔Expert Opinion Testimony - ✔✔Reasons offered for or against an issue offered by a
person who is knowledgeable about the subject
✔✔How do you plea to the charges? - ✔✔the judge explained to the defendant that he
had three plea options: Guilty, Not Guilty, and No Contest -
✔✔alibi - ✔✔an excuse that shows someone was not at a crime scene
(the attorney stated that his client had an alibi for the time of the crime and therefore
should not be found guilty)
✔✔cross-examine - ✔✔to question a witness at a trial or a hearing to check or discredit
the testimony
(the defense attorney was allowed to cross-examine the prosecution's witness before
the lunch break)
✔✔Voir dire - ✔✔Voir dire is the process in which attorneys question prospective jurors
to determine their qualifications and potential biases in order to select a fair and
impartial jury.
✔✔The police were able to apprehend the suspect after a lengthy investigation. -
✔✔Arrest
✔✔apprehend - ✔✔Arrest
✔✔unorthodox opinions - ✔✔a viewpoint that diverges from commonly accepted beliefs
or practices within a particular context.
✔✔overt - ✔✔obvious
✔✔covert - ✔✔hidden; undercover
, ✔✔immunity - ✔✔freedom from charge or punishment
✔✔rebute - ✔✔Refute, disprove
✔✔pro bono - ✔✔free of charge
✔✔Overruled - ✔✔a judge's decision to ignore a lawyer's objection and allow the
questioning to continue
✔✔Admissible evidence - ✔✔Evidence that can be legally and properly introduced in a
civil or criminal trial.
✔✔Conviction - ✔✔verdict
✔✔Habeas Corpus - ✔✔An order to produce an arrested person before a judge.
✔✔acquittal - ✔✔a judgment of not guilty
✔✔crossexamination - ✔✔the follow-up questioning of a witness by the side that did not
call the witness to the stand
✔✔amicus curiae - ✔✔"friend of the court." Refers to interested groups or individuals,
not directly involved in a suit, who may file legal briefs or oral arguments in support of
one side.
✔✔Jurisdiction - ✔✔(n.) an area of authority or control; the right to administer justice
✔✔Bail - ✔✔A sum of money used as a security deposit to ensure that an accused
person returns for his or her trial
✔✔Mistrial - ✔✔An unsuccessful trial, for example, because the jury can't reach a
decision.
✔✔probation - ✔✔A supervised period of release after conviction
✔✔Discovery (court procedure) - ✔✔pre-trial phase in a court case during which each
party can use certain methods to obtain information and facts, and gather evidence
about the case in preparation for trial. It is the principal fact-finding method in the
litigation process
✔✔jubilant - ✔✔extremely joyful, happy
✔✔dissemble - ✔✔to disguise, to pretend
