AAERT PRACTICE TEST WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
ACTION - ANS-a lawsuit
ADVERSE WITNESS - ANS-a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the
party who called him
AFFIDAVIT - ANS-written statement of facts made under oath
AFFIANT - ANS-signs an affidavit
AFFIRM - ANS-to declare solemnly and formally
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANS-considerations which increase a sentence
imposed
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANS-considerations which decrease a sentence
imposed
ALLOCUTION - ANS-formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is
any reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
AMENDMENT - ANS-change/correction
ANSWER - ANS-response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
ARBITRATION - ANS-dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
ARRAIGNMENT - ANS-bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
ARREST - ANS-restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
BAIL - ANS-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 - ANS-a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside
the hearing of courtroom
BENCH WARRANT - ANS-authority to find and to bring into court someone who has
failed to appear
,BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - ANS-standard for conviction in a criminal trial
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE - ANS-standard for winning a civil matter
BIRFUCATION - ANS-trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW - ANS-basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY - ANS-standard legal reference work
BRIEFS - ANS-papers submitted by attorneys
BURDEN OF PROOF - ANS-obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE - ANS-how much evidence (or what type) is needed to
bear that burden
CALENDAR - ANS-court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF - ANS-primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW - ANS-printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION - ANS-situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI - ANS-appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - ANS-record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE - ANS-objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS - ANS-judges office within a court house
CHARGE TO THE JURY - ANS-instructions from the judge concerning the law which
governs a case
CHATTEL - ANS-an article of personal or movable property
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL - ANS-federal appellate level immediately below the
Supreme Court
CLASS ACTION - ANS-suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest
in matter
CLOSING STATEMENT - ANS-attorneys final statement
, CLOUD ON TITLE - ANS-claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right to
use property
QUIET TITLE - ANS-remove a claim or lien
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - ANS-federal regulatory agency rules and
regulations which implement federal law
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - ANS-a bar to re litigating an issue already been tried
between the same parties
COLLOQUY - ANS-any formal conference, conversation or discussion
COMMON LAW - ANS-customary law
COMPLAINT - ANS-plaintiff's initial pleading which a defendant initially answers
CONCURRENT SENTENCES - ANS-2 or more sentences served at the same time
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ANS-conflict between the private interests an public
obligations
CONFRONT ACCUSERS - ANS-right of a person accused of a crime to face those
making accusations
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES - ANS-2 or more sentences which must be served one
after the other
CONTEMPT - ANS-willfully disobeying a court order
COUNTER CLAIM - ANS-defendant's claim against plaintiff
COURT MINUTES - ANS-summary record of events in a case
CROSS EXAMINATION - ANS-questions by an opposing party after the side calling the
witness has examined
DEADLOCKED - ANS-jury is unable to agree on a verdict
DECLARANT - ANS-having an interest in a matter who makes an unsworn statement
DECLARATION - ANS-unsworn statement by one having interest in a matter
DEFENDANT - ANS-person of whom a lawsuit is filed
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
ACTION - ANS-a lawsuit
ADVERSE WITNESS - ANS-a witness whose testimony is prejudicial to the case of the
party who called him
AFFIDAVIT - ANS-written statement of facts made under oath
AFFIANT - ANS-signs an affidavit
AFFIRM - ANS-to declare solemnly and formally
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANS-considerations which increase a sentence
imposed
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES - ANS-considerations which decrease a sentence
imposed
ALLOCUTION - ANS-formal statement by convicted defendant as to whether there is
any reason why judgment should not be rendered against him
AMENDMENT - ANS-change/correction
ANSWER - ANS-response by defendant denying plaintiff's complaint
ARBITRATION - ANS-dispute mediation by impartial 3rd party
ARRAIGNMENT - ANS-bringing an accused person to court to plead a criminal charge
ARREST - ANS-restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime
BAIL - ANS-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 - ANS-a discussion between attorneys and the judge outside
the hearing of courtroom
BENCH WARRANT - ANS-authority to find and to bring into court someone who has
failed to appear
,BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT - ANS-standard for conviction in a criminal trial
PREPONDERANCE OF EVIDENCE - ANS-standard for winning a civil matter
BIRFUCATION - ANS-trial of certain issues separately
BLACK LETTER LAW - ANS-basic principles of law
BLACKS LAW DICTIONARY - ANS-standard legal reference work
BRIEFS - ANS-papers submitted by attorneys
BURDEN OF PROOF - ANS-obligation to provide affirmative proof on an issue
STANDARD OF EVIDENCE - ANS-how much evidence (or what type) is needed to
bear that burden
CALENDAR - ANS-court schedule
CASE IN CHIEF - ANS-primary presentation of evidence by a party
CASE LAW - ANS-printed decisions and opinions of appellate jurisdictions
CAUSE OF ACTION - ANS-situations causing a lawsuit
WRIT OF CERTIORARI - ANS-appellate court order granting a hearing to an appellant
CHAIN OF CUSTODY - ANS-record showing proper maintenance of real evidence
CHALLENGE - ANS-objection to having someone serve as a juror
CHAMBERS - ANS-judges office within a court house
CHARGE TO THE JURY - ANS-instructions from the judge concerning the law which
governs a case
CHATTEL - ANS-an article of personal or movable property
CIRCUIT COURT OF APPEAL - ANS-federal appellate level immediately below the
Supreme Court
CLASS ACTION - ANS-suit joined in by a group of people who share a common interest
in matter
CLOSING STATEMENT - ANS-attorneys final statement
, CLOUD ON TITLE - ANS-claim or lien which impairs an owners otherwise free right to
use property
QUIET TITLE - ANS-remove a claim or lien
CODE OF FEDERAL REGULATIONS - ANS-federal regulatory agency rules and
regulations which implement federal law
COLLATERAL ESTOPPEL - ANS-a bar to re litigating an issue already been tried
between the same parties
COLLOQUY - ANS-any formal conference, conversation or discussion
COMMON LAW - ANS-customary law
COMPLAINT - ANS-plaintiff's initial pleading which a defendant initially answers
CONCURRENT SENTENCES - ANS-2 or more sentences served at the same time
CONFLICT OF INTEREST - ANS-conflict between the private interests an public
obligations
CONFRONT ACCUSERS - ANS-right of a person accused of a crime to face those
making accusations
CONSECUTIVE SENTENCES - ANS-2 or more sentences which must be served one
after the other
CONTEMPT - ANS-willfully disobeying a court order
COUNTER CLAIM - ANS-defendant's claim against plaintiff
COURT MINUTES - ANS-summary record of events in a case
CROSS EXAMINATION - ANS-questions by an opposing party after the side calling the
witness has examined
DEADLOCKED - ANS-jury is unable to agree on a verdict
DECLARANT - ANS-having an interest in a matter who makes an unsworn statement
DECLARATION - ANS-unsworn statement by one having interest in a matter
DEFENDANT - ANS-person of whom a lawsuit is filed
