AAERT CET Certification Exam - Court
Proceedings, List of Phrases & Meanings
Question 1
arrest or custody
Correct Answer
restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime. Temporarily holding at the
scene of a crime for mere questioning is not __ __________.
Question 2
minutes
Correct Answer
chronological record or recap of court proceedings
Question 3
motion to compel
Correct Answer
often a motion in limine, in the nature of an injunction requiring a party to comply
with some court ruling
Question 4
lay witness
Correct Answer
all other types of witnesses apart from expert witnesses
Question 5
Black's Law Dictionary
Correct Answer
a standard legal reference work including abbreviations and other matters
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,Question 6
probable cause
Correct Answer
sufficient reason for law enforcement agents to obtain a search warrant or to detain
someone suspected of committing a crime
Question 7
Circuit Court of Appeals
Correct Answer
Federal appellate level immediately below Supreme Court
Question 8
verdict form
Correct Answer
the official form presented by a jury to the court proffering its findings
Question 9
equity
Correct Answer
branch of law dealing with only results in specific cases, not strict general rules
Question 10
class action
Correct Answer
suit joined in by a group of people, sometimes a large number, who share
significant interest in the outcome of a matter
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,Question 11
action
Correct Answer
lawsuit, case
Question 12
indictment or charges
Correct Answer
formal criminal charge laid against a person
Question 13
calendar
Correct Answer
court schedule
Question 14
settlement
Correct Answer
an agreement between parties, usually one which disposes of a lawsuit
Question 15
execute
Correct Answer
to sign, complete, and/or perform
Question 16
warrant-search
Correct Answer
judicial permission to law enforcement agents to conduct a search of premises or
persons to identify evidence of a possible crime
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, Question 17
intervenor
Correct Answer
person voluntarily joining an action, with permission of the court
Question 18
redirect
Correct Answer
further questioning of a witness after cross-examination, carried out by the party
who first called the witness
Question 19
interlocutory
Correct Answer
provisional, temporary, not yet finalized
Question 20
errata
Correct Answer
substantive errors found in a deposition or other document
Question 21
junior mortgage
Correct Answer
a mortgage next in line to a prior mortgage; a senior mortgage is paid off first
Question 22
injunction
Correct Answer
an order either forbidding or, in some circumstances, compelling an action
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Proceedings, List of Phrases & Meanings
Question 1
arrest or custody
Correct Answer
restraint and detention of a person suspected of a crime. Temporarily holding at the
scene of a crime for mere questioning is not __ __________.
Question 2
minutes
Correct Answer
chronological record or recap of court proceedings
Question 3
motion to compel
Correct Answer
often a motion in limine, in the nature of an injunction requiring a party to comply
with some court ruling
Question 4
lay witness
Correct Answer
all other types of witnesses apart from expert witnesses
Question 5
Black's Law Dictionary
Correct Answer
a standard legal reference work including abbreviations and other matters
Page 1 of 38
,Question 6
probable cause
Correct Answer
sufficient reason for law enforcement agents to obtain a search warrant or to detain
someone suspected of committing a crime
Question 7
Circuit Court of Appeals
Correct Answer
Federal appellate level immediately below Supreme Court
Question 8
verdict form
Correct Answer
the official form presented by a jury to the court proffering its findings
Question 9
equity
Correct Answer
branch of law dealing with only results in specific cases, not strict general rules
Question 10
class action
Correct Answer
suit joined in by a group of people, sometimes a large number, who share
significant interest in the outcome of a matter
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,Question 11
action
Correct Answer
lawsuit, case
Question 12
indictment or charges
Correct Answer
formal criminal charge laid against a person
Question 13
calendar
Correct Answer
court schedule
Question 14
settlement
Correct Answer
an agreement between parties, usually one which disposes of a lawsuit
Question 15
execute
Correct Answer
to sign, complete, and/or perform
Question 16
warrant-search
Correct Answer
judicial permission to law enforcement agents to conduct a search of premises or
persons to identify evidence of a possible crime
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, Question 17
intervenor
Correct Answer
person voluntarily joining an action, with permission of the court
Question 18
redirect
Correct Answer
further questioning of a witness after cross-examination, carried out by the party
who first called the witness
Question 19
interlocutory
Correct Answer
provisional, temporary, not yet finalized
Question 20
errata
Correct Answer
substantive errors found in a deposition or other document
Question 21
junior mortgage
Correct Answer
a mortgage next in line to a prior mortgage; a senior mortgage is paid off first
Question 22
injunction
Correct Answer
an order either forbidding or, in some circumstances, compelling an action
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