_ Court Interpreter Written Exam - Legal Glossary (L-N)
Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
LARCENY
Answer:
Stealing or theft.
Question 2:
LAW
Answer:
The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legisla-
tive authority, derived from court decisions, and established by local custom.
Question 3:
LAW CLERKS
Answer:
Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.
Question 4:
LAWSUIT
Answer:
An action between two or more persons in the courts of law, not a criminal matter.
Question 5:
LAY PERSON
Answer:
One not trained in law.
Question 6:
LEADING QUES-
TION
, Answer:
One which instructs the witness how to answer or puts words in his mouth to be
echoed back. One which suggests to the witness the answer desired.
Question 7:
LEASE
Answer:
A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess, use,
and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed
price (rent).
Question 8:
LEGAL AID
Answer:
Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to
afford such services.
Question 9:
LENIENCY
Answer:
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Question 10:
LESSER INCLUD-
ED OFFENSE
Answer:
A crime composed of some, but not all, of the elements of a greater crime;
commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser
included offense.
Question 11:
LETTERS OF AD- Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's
MINISTRATION control of assets in the deceased person's name.
Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
LARCENY
Answer:
Stealing or theft.
Question 2:
LAW
Answer:
The combination of those rules and principles of conduct promulgated by legisla-
tive authority, derived from court decisions, and established by local custom.
Question 3:
LAW CLERKS
Answer:
Persons trained in the law who assist judges in researching legal opinions.
Question 4:
LAWSUIT
Answer:
An action between two or more persons in the courts of law, not a criminal matter.
Question 5:
LAY PERSON
Answer:
One not trained in law.
Question 6:
LEADING QUES-
TION
, Answer:
One which instructs the witness how to answer or puts words in his mouth to be
echoed back. One which suggests to the witness the answer desired.
Question 7:
LEASE
Answer:
A contract by which owner of property grants to another the right to possess, use,
and enjoy it for a specified period of time in exchange for payment of an agreed
price (rent).
Question 8:
LEGAL AID
Answer:
Professional legal services available usually to persons or organizations unable to
afford such services.
Question 9:
LENIENCY
Answer:
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Question 10:
LESSER INCLUD-
ED OFFENSE
Answer:
A crime composed of some, but not all, of the elements of a greater crime;
commission of the greater crime automatically includes commission of the lesser
included offense.
Question 11:
LETTERS OF AD- Legal document issued by a court that shows an administrator's
MINISTRATION control of assets in the deceased person's name.
