_ Court Interpreter Written Exam - Legal Glossary (P)
Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
PANDERING
Answer:
Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.
Question 2:
PARALEGAL
Answer:
A person with legal skills, but who is not an attorney, and who works under the
supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal
skills.
Question 3:
PARDON
Answer:
A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or
extinguishing a criminal conviction.
Question 4:
PAROLE
Answer:
Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.
Question 5:
PAROLE EVI-
DENCE
Answer:
Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the
admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning
of terms of a written contract.
,Question 6:
PARTY
Answer:
A person, business, or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or
defense of a legal proceeding.
Question 7:
PATENT
Answer:
A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her
invention for a term of years.
Question 8:
PATERNITY
Answer:
Fatherhood.
Question 9:
PENALTY
Answer:
Punishment, civil or criminal, generally referring to payment of money.
Question 10:
PENDING
Answer:
Begun, but not yet completed. Thus, an action is pending from its inception until
the rendition of its final judgment.
Question 11:
PENITENTIARY
Answer:
, A prison or place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the
term of their sentence.
Question 12:
PEOPLE (PROSE-
CUTION)
Answer:
A state, for example, the People of the State of New York.
Question 13:
The right to challenge
Answer:
a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.
CHALLENGE
Question 14:
PERJURY
Answer:
A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.
Question 15:
PERMANENT IN-
JUNCTION
Answer:
A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain
from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction.
Question 16:
PERMANENT RES- One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes
IDENT address or residence.
Answer:
it as their official
Questions with CORRECT Answers (Grade A+)
Question 1:
PANDERING
Answer:
Pimping. Arranging for acts of prostitution.
Question 2:
PARALEGAL
Answer:
A person with legal skills, but who is not an attorney, and who works under the
supervision of a lawyer or who is otherwise authorized by law to use those legal
skills.
Question 3:
PARDON
Answer:
A form of executive clemency preventing criminal prosecution or removing or
extinguishing a criminal conviction.
Question 4:
PAROLE
Answer:
Supervised release of a prisoner before the expiration of his or her sentence.
Question 5:
PAROLE EVI-
DENCE
Answer:
Oral or verbal evidence rather than written. The Parole Evidence Rule limits the
admissibility of parole evidence which would directly contradict the clear meaning
of terms of a written contract.
,Question 6:
PARTY
Answer:
A person, business, or government agency actively involved in the prosecution or
defense of a legal proceeding.
Question 7:
PATENT
Answer:
A government grant giving an inventor the exclusive right to make or sell his or her
invention for a term of years.
Question 8:
PATERNITY
Answer:
Fatherhood.
Question 9:
PENALTY
Answer:
Punishment, civil or criminal, generally referring to payment of money.
Question 10:
PENDING
Answer:
Begun, but not yet completed. Thus, an action is pending from its inception until
the rendition of its final judgment.
Question 11:
PENITENTIARY
Answer:
, A prison or place of confinement where convicted felons are sent to serve out the
term of their sentence.
Question 12:
PEOPLE (PROSE-
CUTION)
Answer:
A state, for example, the People of the State of New York.
Question 13:
The right to challenge
Answer:
a juror without assigning a reason for the challenge.
CHALLENGE
Question 14:
PERJURY
Answer:
A false statement given while under oath or in a sworn affidavit.
Question 15:
PERMANENT IN-
JUNCTION
Answer:
A court order requiring that some action be taken, or that some party refrain
from taking action. It differs from forms of temporary relief, such as a temporary
restraining order or preliminary injunction.
Question 16:
PERMANENT RES- One who lives in a location for a period of time and denotes
IDENT address or residence.
Answer:
it as their official
