_ Court Interpreter Written Exam - Legal Glossary (C)
Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
CALENDAR
Answer:
List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.
Question 2:
CALLING THE
DOCKET
Answer:
The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of
court, for setting a time for trial or entering orders.
Question 3:
CAPITAL CASE
Answer:
A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death.
Question 4:
CAPITAL CRIME
Answer:
A crime punishable by death.
Question 5:
CAPITAL PUNISH-
MENT
Answer:
Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.
Question 6:
,CAPTION
Answer:
The heading on a legal document listing the parties, the court, the case number,
and related information.
Question 7:
CASE
Answer:
A general term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy brought before the court
for resolution.
Question 8:
CASE LAW
Answer:
Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts, particularly the
Supreme Court.
Question 9:
CASE NUMBER
Answer:
See DOCKET NUMBER.
Question 10:
CAUSATION
Answer:
The act which produces an effect.
Question 11:
CAUSE
Answer:
A lawsuit, litigation, or action. Any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested
before a court of justice.
, Question 12:
CAUSE OF AC-
TION
Answer:
The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.
Question 13:
CEASE AND DE- An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting
SIST ORDER from continuing a particular course of conduct.
Answer:
a person or business
Question 14:
CERTIFICATION
Answer:
true and correct copy of the original.
Question 15:
CERTIFIED
Answer:
Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.
Question 16:
CHAIN OF CUS-
TODY
Answer:
An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it
is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.
Question 17:
CHALLENGE
Answer:
Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
CALENDAR
Answer:
List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.
Question 2:
CALLING THE
DOCKET
Answer:
The public calling of the docket or list of causes at commencement of term of
court, for setting a time for trial or entering orders.
Question 3:
CAPITAL CASE
Answer:
A criminal case in which the allowable punishment includes death.
Question 4:
CAPITAL CRIME
Answer:
A crime punishable by death.
Question 5:
CAPITAL PUNISH-
MENT
Answer:
Punishment by death for capital crimes. Death penalty.
Question 6:
,CAPTION
Answer:
The heading on a legal document listing the parties, the court, the case number,
and related information.
Question 7:
CASE
Answer:
A general term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy brought before the court
for resolution.
Question 8:
CASE LAW
Answer:
Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts, particularly the
Supreme Court.
Question 9:
CASE NUMBER
Answer:
See DOCKET NUMBER.
Question 10:
CAUSATION
Answer:
The act which produces an effect.
Question 11:
CAUSE
Answer:
A lawsuit, litigation, or action. Any question, civil or criminal, litigated or contested
before a court of justice.
, Question 12:
CAUSE OF AC-
TION
Answer:
The facts that give rise to a lawsuit or a legal claim.
Question 13:
CEASE AND DE- An order of an administrative agency or court prohibiting
SIST ORDER from continuing a particular course of conduct.
Answer:
a person or business
Question 14:
CERTIFICATION
Answer:
true and correct copy of the original.
Question 15:
CERTIFIED
Answer:
Attested as being true or an exact reproduction.
Question 16:
CHAIN OF CUS-
TODY
Answer:
An accounting for the whereabouts of the tangible evidence from the moment it
is received in custody until it is offered in evidence in court.
Question 17:
CHALLENGE
Answer:
