Court Interpreter Written Exam 2026
Questions and Answers
rebuke - Correct answer-reprimand
estranged - Correct answer-
probable cause hearing - Correct answer-Term used in some jurisdictions for a
preliminary hearing to show cause to bring a case to trial.
restitution - Correct answer-(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the
rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
Felony - Correct answer-
exclusionary rule - Correct answer-The court-made rule preventing illegally
obtained evidence from being used in any trial
allay - Correct answer-to ease; soothe
irascible - Correct answer-irritable; easily angered
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,affirmed - Correct answer-In the practice of the court of appeals, it means that the
court of appeals has concluded that the lower court decision is correct and will
stand as rendered by the lower court.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). - Correct answer-A procedure for settling a
dispute outside the courtroom. Most forms of ADR are not binding and involve
referral of the case to a neutral party such as an arbitrator or mediator.
When does a judge take judicial notice of a fact? - Correct answer-When the fact is
so notorious it cannot be refuted.
Corroborating evidence - Correct answer-Supplementary evidence that confirms
the validity of initial evidence presented in a case.
objection overruled - Correct answer-The objection is denied and the witness must
answer
objection sustained - Correct answer-The objection stands and the witness may not
answer
stipulation - Correct answer-Agreement by attorneys on both side of a case
venue - Correct answer-location
verdict - Correct answer-the decision a jury makes in a trial
labyrinth - Correct answer-a maze
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,onus - Correct answer-burden
quibble - Correct answer-to argue
prey - Correct answer-victim
appease - Correct answer-calm
plunder - Correct answer-to steal
impede - Correct answer-hinder; block
felonious - Correct answer-criminal
deplate - Correct answer-Exhausted
oust - Correct answer-to remove, drive out of a position or place
Draft picks - Correct answer-newly selected players
abhor - Correct answer-hate, loathe;
acquiesce - Correct answer-accept without protest; to agree
adroit - Correct answer-skillful
trepidation - Correct answer-apprehension, anxiety
insergent - Correct answer-rebel
ironic - Correct answer-contradictory
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, clandestine - Correct answer-concealed, secret,
Vernacular - Correct answer-native language
polarize - Correct answer-Divide
infinitesimal - Correct answer-small
construe - Correct answer-to interpret
Heresy - Correct answer-an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an
idea that is generally held sacred.کفر
mellifluous - Correct answer-smooth and sweet-sounding ; a -- voice
panacea - Correct answer-cure-all
stringent - Correct answer-strict
terse - Correct answer-short, brief
prevailing - Correct answer-most frequent or common, dominant
reprehensible - Correct answer-shameful
painstaking - Correct answer-extremely careful; taking pains
sagacious - Correct answer-wise
effusion - Correct answer-outpouring
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Questions and Answers
rebuke - Correct answer-reprimand
estranged - Correct answer-
probable cause hearing - Correct answer-Term used in some jurisdictions for a
preliminary hearing to show cause to bring a case to trial.
restitution - Correct answer-(n.) the act of restoring someone or something to the
rightful owner or to a former state or position; making good on a loss or damage
Felony - Correct answer-
exclusionary rule - Correct answer-The court-made rule preventing illegally
obtained evidence from being used in any trial
allay - Correct answer-to ease; soothe
irascible - Correct answer-irritable; easily angered
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,affirmed - Correct answer-In the practice of the court of appeals, it means that the
court of appeals has concluded that the lower court decision is correct and will
stand as rendered by the lower court.
Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR). - Correct answer-A procedure for settling a
dispute outside the courtroom. Most forms of ADR are not binding and involve
referral of the case to a neutral party such as an arbitrator or mediator.
When does a judge take judicial notice of a fact? - Correct answer-When the fact is
so notorious it cannot be refuted.
Corroborating evidence - Correct answer-Supplementary evidence that confirms
the validity of initial evidence presented in a case.
objection overruled - Correct answer-The objection is denied and the witness must
answer
objection sustained - Correct answer-The objection stands and the witness may not
answer
stipulation - Correct answer-Agreement by attorneys on both side of a case
venue - Correct answer-location
verdict - Correct answer-the decision a jury makes in a trial
labyrinth - Correct answer-a maze
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,onus - Correct answer-burden
quibble - Correct answer-to argue
prey - Correct answer-victim
appease - Correct answer-calm
plunder - Correct answer-to steal
impede - Correct answer-hinder; block
felonious - Correct answer-criminal
deplate - Correct answer-Exhausted
oust - Correct answer-to remove, drive out of a position or place
Draft picks - Correct answer-newly selected players
abhor - Correct answer-hate, loathe;
acquiesce - Correct answer-accept without protest; to agree
adroit - Correct answer-skillful
trepidation - Correct answer-apprehension, anxiety
insergent - Correct answer-rebel
ironic - Correct answer-contradictory
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, clandestine - Correct answer-concealed, secret,
Vernacular - Correct answer-native language
polarize - Correct answer-Divide
infinitesimal - Correct answer-small
construe - Correct answer-to interpret
Heresy - Correct answer-an opinion different from accepted belief; the denial of an
idea that is generally held sacred.کفر
mellifluous - Correct answer-smooth and sweet-sounding ; a -- voice
panacea - Correct answer-cure-all
stringent - Correct answer-strict
terse - Correct answer-short, brief
prevailing - Correct answer-most frequent or common, dominant
reprehensible - Correct answer-shameful
painstaking - Correct answer-extremely careful; taking pains
sagacious - Correct answer-wise
effusion - Correct answer-outpouring
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