AAERT CDR Exam – Legal Questions
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Fair market value - ANSWERS-price which most willing sellers and buyers would agree upon
during sale negotiation
American common law legal Terminology originated from - ANSWERS-Agnlo-Saxon & Norman-
Latin Law gradually woven together
Common law - ANSWERS-customary, old, judge-made law
Court Proceedings
1 - ANSWERS-1.assigned a docket number-places it on the courts calendar of scheduled matters
Court Proceedings
2 - ANSWERS-2.each side may file initial motion in limine
-meaning on the threshold of the case
-can relate to anything affecting a party's cause
-divulging of important records possessed by the other side
-Experts, witnesses,
-suppression of evidenced
-protective orders to seal certain evidence
Court Proceedings 3 - ANSWERS-3. Discovery
, motion to compel - ANSWERS-A request by one party to the court for an order requiring the
other side to comply with a discovery request.
Deponent - ANSWERS-the person testifying
Written Interrogatories - ANSWERS-One party submits written questions about the case to
another party or witness.
Deposition - ANSWERS-Out of court testimony sworn to under the penalties of perjury
-religious or philosophical individuals may solemnly affirm to tell the truth
-recorded before a notary public
-deponents may later read their transcript
-authoritative evidentiary document
Errata - ANSWERS-a list of errors in the transcript
Sworn affidavit - ANSWERS-Warrants are only granted upon preparation of an affidavit, which
must be sworn to under oath (i.e., penalty of perjury), and which must contain the basis upon
which probable cause can be established
Declarations - ANSWERS-statements made by individuals who have some personal interest in
the outcome of the case
typically unsworn documents
Opinion Testimony - ANSWERS-testimony as to what the witness infers with respect to facts in
dispute, as distinguished from personal knowledge of the facts themselves. Generally, only
expert witnesses may offer opinions.
& Answers8
Fair market value - ANSWERS-price which most willing sellers and buyers would agree upon
during sale negotiation
American common law legal Terminology originated from - ANSWERS-Agnlo-Saxon & Norman-
Latin Law gradually woven together
Common law - ANSWERS-customary, old, judge-made law
Court Proceedings
1 - ANSWERS-1.assigned a docket number-places it on the courts calendar of scheduled matters
Court Proceedings
2 - ANSWERS-2.each side may file initial motion in limine
-meaning on the threshold of the case
-can relate to anything affecting a party's cause
-divulging of important records possessed by the other side
-Experts, witnesses,
-suppression of evidenced
-protective orders to seal certain evidence
Court Proceedings 3 - ANSWERS-3. Discovery
, motion to compel - ANSWERS-A request by one party to the court for an order requiring the
other side to comply with a discovery request.
Deponent - ANSWERS-the person testifying
Written Interrogatories - ANSWERS-One party submits written questions about the case to
another party or witness.
Deposition - ANSWERS-Out of court testimony sworn to under the penalties of perjury
-religious or philosophical individuals may solemnly affirm to tell the truth
-recorded before a notary public
-deponents may later read their transcript
-authoritative evidentiary document
Errata - ANSWERS-a list of errors in the transcript
Sworn affidavit - ANSWERS-Warrants are only granted upon preparation of an affidavit, which
must be sworn to under oath (i.e., penalty of perjury), and which must contain the basis upon
which probable cause can be established
Declarations - ANSWERS-statements made by individuals who have some personal interest in
the outcome of the case
typically unsworn documents
Opinion Testimony - ANSWERS-testimony as to what the witness infers with respect to facts in
dispute, as distinguished from personal knowledge of the facts themselves. Generally, only
expert witnesses may offer opinions.
