Legal Terminology Quiz

Legal Terms and Concepts

• An application to obtain an action in favor of the applicant is a motion.
• A legal professional presents their legal stands, position, or opinion in a written form, known as legal writing.

Legal Documents

• A brief helping parties to remember points of future reference is a memoranda.
• An answer to petitioner's claims against defendant is a pleading.

Legal Responses

• A rejoinder is the defendant's answer to the plaintiff's replication.
• A statement denying the other party's claim is a rejoinder.

Writing Skills for Legal Professionals

• "Write Better" helps to prepare adequate, clear, and convincing PRROMMs, focusing on facts and law.
• Editing helps to tighten sentences and make writing clearer to the reader.

Legal Argumentation

• "Power" helps to pack power in arguments, establishing one's position and refuting opposing counsel's arguments.
• It involves identifying and putting together information that decides the issue of the case.

Legal Analysis

• Identifying the issue of a case helps to find the applicable rule and law.
• Pre-work involves gathering data and details of a case, including dates and testimonies from witnesses.

Types of Legal Writing

• Judicial Opinions, Briefs, and Memoranda are types of legal writing
• Dissertations are not a type of legal writing

Legal Writing Process

• Write-up writing is the process of writing about legal aspects in an organized and convincing manner
• Editing and rewriting complete this stage

Affidavit

• An affiant is the author of an affidavit who swears to the truth and accuracy of the statements made in the affidavit

Legal Parties

• Appellant is the party who appeals a lower court's judgment or order to a higher court
• Respondent is the party against whom a petition is filed, especially one on appeal
• Complainant is a party who initiates a lawsuit in a court of law or an administrative proceeding
• Defendant is a party against whom a petition is filed

Legal Dispute

• A legal dispute involves a violation of a right protected by law and is considered the "heart" of every case

Sentence Structure

• Sentence structure refers to how all the parts of a sentence fit together

Crimes

• Burglary is entering a building unlawfully intending to commit a felony
• Trespassing is entering a building unlawfully, but not intending to commit a felony
• Theft is taking someone else's property without their permission
• Robbery is taking someone else's property using force or threat of force

Affidavit and Reporting

• An affidavit is a document that contains information sworn to be true
• Reporting is the act of knowingly passing along information to someone else

Police Report

• A police report details all of the facts, circumstances, and timeline of events surrounding an incident
• Police reports are used for statistical analysis, risk management, and court preparation
• Police reports assist officers prior to or during trial appearances by refreshing the officer's memory before testifying or preparing hearsay testimony at preliminary hearings