APCAT Police Vocabulary and Spelling 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is spelled correctly?
- Suveillance
- Surveillance (Correct answer)
- Surviellance
- Surveylance
Correct answer: Surveillance
'Surveillance' means covert observation of a person or place, and is spelled S-U-R-V-E-I-L-L-A-N-C-E.
Question 2: What does the term 'arraignment' mean in a police and legal context?
- The act of searching a suspect's residence
- A formal court hearing where charges are read and a plea is entered (Correct answer)
- The process of collecting physical evidence
- A warrant issued for an individual's arrest
Correct answer: A formal court hearing where charges are read and a plea is entered
An arraignment is the initial court appearance where the accused is formally informed of charges and enters a plea.
Question 3: Which spelling is correct for the document that authorizes police to search a location?
- Warrent
- Warrant (Correct answer)
- Warant
- Warrantt
Correct answer: Warrant
'Warrant' is spelled W-A-R-R-A-N-T and refers to a legal document authorizing police action.
Question 4: What does 'exculpatory' mean in police report writing?
- Tending to establish guilt
- Tending to clear a person of blame or fault (Correct answer)
- Relating to the use of excessive force
- Describing a witness's testimony
Correct answer: Tending to clear a person of blame or fault
Exculpatory evidence is evidence that clears or tends to clear the accused of guilt.
Question 5: Which of the following words means the unlawful taking of property from a person using force or fear?
- Burglary
- Larceny
- Robbery (Correct answer)
- Embezzlement
Correct answer: Robbery
Robbery specifically involves taking property directly from a person through force or intimidation, distinguishing it from other theft offenses.
Question 6: Choose the correctly spelled word: the act of setting fire to property intentionally.
- Arsen
- Arson (Correct answer)
- Arsone
- Arsson
Correct answer: Arson
'Arson' is spelled A-R-S-O-N and refers to the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
Question 7: What does 'corroborate' mean in a police investigation?
- To contradict a witness's statement
- To confirm or support with additional evidence (Correct answer)
- To formally charge a suspect
- To release a suspect without charge
Correct answer: To confirm or support with additional evidence
To corroborate means to provide supporting evidence that confirms the truth of another piece of evidence or statement.
APCAT Police Vocabulary and Spelling 2
Which word is spelled correctly?