Letter A (77 terms) – KLEE Legal Aptitude Test 1
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The legal term "Abandonment" means
- A. Giving up a legal right
- B. Cancelling a writ or action
- C. Transferring ownership of property
- D. Postponing a court hearing
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Abandonment is the giving up of a legal right.
"Abatement" of a writ or action means
- A. Postponing it to a later date
- B. Cancelling it or putting an end to it
- C. Confirming it on appeal
- D. Transferring it to another court
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Abatement = cancelling a writ or action; to reduce or put an end.
The Latin phrase "Ab initio" means
- A. In agreement
- B. For a particular purpose
- C. In good faith
- D. From the start
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ab initio = from the beginning/start.
A person who fails to appear before the court when required, e.g. after being released on bail, is said to
- A. Abjure
- B. Admonish
- C. Abscond
- D. Abate
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
To abscond is to fail to present oneself before the court when required.
"Absolute privilege" is a defence available in a case of
- A. Defamation
- B. Trespass
- C. Breach of contract
- D. Murder
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Absolute privilege protects statements made in Parliament, during court proceedings, or in fair and accurate reports of court proceedings.
A document drawn up by the seller summarising the title deeds to a property is called
- A. Conveyance
- B. Affidavit
- C. Articles of association
- D. Abstract of title
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Abstract of title summarises the title deeds to a property.
Bringing criminal proceedings against a person without good reason and with malice is
- A. Abatement
- B. Abuse of process
- C. Admonition
- D. Arraignment
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Abuse of process = proceedings without good reason and with malice.
The parts of the boundaries of land which touch neighbouring land are called
- A. Hereditaments
- B. Easements
- C. Abuttals
- D. Appurtenances
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Abuttals are the boundaries touching adjoining land.
Someone who encourages or helps another person to commit a crime is an
- A. Administrator
- B. Appellant
- C. Accessory
- D. Arbitrator
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
An accessory encourages or helps another to commit a crime.
"Acquittal" means
- A. A sentence served concurrently
- B. The court's decision that the accused is innocent of the crime charged
- C. An appeal against conviction
- D. Postponement of a trial
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Acquittal is the decision that a person is not guilty.
"Act of God" refers to
- A. An act done under duress
- B. An act done in good faith
- C. A deliberate act of a public authority
- D. An extreme natural event that could not have been anticipated
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Act of God = earthquake, avalanche, flood etc. that could not be anticipated.
"Actus reus" (Latin) refers to
- A. The illegal act itself
- B. The guilty mind
- C. The cause of action
- D. The burden of proof
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Actus reus = the guilty act, e.g. theft.
When a gift in a will cannot be made because the item no longer exists, it is called
- A. Annulment
- B. Ademption
- C. Alienation
- D. Abatement
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Ademption = failure of a legacy because the item no longer exists.
A committee set up for a particular purpose is described as
- A. Ad idem
- B. Bona fide
- C. Ad hoc
- D. Ab initio
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Ad hoc = for a particular purpose.
"Ad idem" means
- A. For the time being
- B. From the start
- C. Before
- D. In agreement; meeting of minds
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Ad idem = in agreement (consensus ad idem).
One side in a case agreeing that something alleged by the other side is true is
- A. Admission
- B. Affirmation
- C. Acknowledgement
- D. Allegation
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Admission = agreeing that the other side's allegation is true.
Intentionally occupying land to prevent the rightful owner using it is
- A. Adverse possession
- B. Alienation
- C. Abuttals
- D. Abandonment
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Adverse possession is occupying land against the rightful owner.
A witness who gives evidence damaging the case of the side that called them is an
- A. Accomplice
- B. Adverse witness
- C. Arbitrator
- D. Appellant
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
An adverse witness damages the case of the party calling them.
A written statement sworn to be true before an authorised person is an
- A. Allegation
- B. Affirmation
- C. Affidavit
- D. Annuity
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
An affidavit is a sworn written statement.
Solemnly promising to tell the truth instead of swearing an oath is called
- A. Admonition
- B. Affidavit
- C. Arraignment
- D. Affirmation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Affirmation is an alternative to an oath.
"Affray" means
- A. Setting fire to property
- B. Fighting unlawfully
- C. Threatening physical harm
- D. Taking someone away by force
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Affray is unlawful fighting and is a criminal offence.
"Alibi" means
- A. A claim that the accused was elsewhere when the crime was committed
- B. A foreign national
- C. A false name
- D. An unproved statement
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Alibi = proof of presence elsewhere.
"Alias" means
- A. An allegation
- B. A foreigner
- C. A false name
- D. An accomplice
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
An alias is a false name.
Transferring the ownership of property from one person to another is
- A. Arbitrage
- B. Abatement
- C. Ademption
- D. Alienation
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Alienation = transfer of ownership.
A will that can be revoked or changed while the maker is alive is an
- A. Holograph will
- B. Mutual will
- C. Privileged will
- D. Ambulatory will
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
An ambulatory will can be changed during the testator's lifetime.
Not punishing a person for an offence and removing it from court records is
- A. Annulment
- B. Acquittal
- C. Amnesty
- D. Admonition
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Amnesty forgives the offence and removes its record.
Details about a convicted person's past given to the court before sentencing are called
- A. Abuttals
- B. Antecedents
- C. Allegations
- D. Appurtenances
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Antecedents = past record placed before the court before sentence.
The procedure at the start of a trial when charges are read out and the accused is asked to plead is
- A. Arraignment
- B. Adjournment
- C. Arbitration
- D. Appeal
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Arraignment = reading charges and asking for plea.
Setting fire to something to cause damage is
- A. Assault
- B. Arson
- C. Abduction
- D. Affray
Answer: Option B
Explanation:
Arson is setting fire to property to damage it.
The documents that set out a company's rules are the
- A. Certificate of incorporation
- B. Bye-laws
- C. Abstract of title
- D. Articles of association
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Articles of association set out a company's rules.
"Assault", as defined in the glossary, means
- A. Fighting unlawfully
- B. Entering a building to steal
- C. Threatening another person with physical harm
- D. Taking someone away by force
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Assault = threat of physical harm.
Insurance cover for an event that will definitely happen, such as death, is
- A. Assurance
- B. Guarantee
- C. Annuity
- D. Indemnity
Answer: Option A
Explanation:
Assurance covers a certain event like death.
An examination of a dead body to find the cause of death is an
- A. Inquest
- B. Affidavit
- C. Autopsy
- D. Corpus delicti
Answer: Option C
Explanation:
Autopsy = post-mortem examination.
The person who appeals to a higher court against a lower court's decision is the
- A. Claimant
- B. Respondent
- C. Defendant
- D. Appellant
Answer: Option D
Explanation:
Appellant = person who appeals.