OACP Vocabulary and Language Skills 4 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: Which word is closest in meaning to 'corroborate'?
- Contradict
- Confirm (Correct answer)
- Conceal
- Challenge
Correct answer: Confirm
To corroborate means to confirm or support a statement or theory with evidence.
Question 2: Choose the sentence that uses the word 'mitigate' correctly.
- The officer mitigated the suspect by arresting him.
- Early intervention can mitigate the severity of gang involvement. (Correct answer)
- The detective mitigated the crime scene thoroughly.
- She mitigated the report before submitting it.
Correct answer: Early intervention can mitigate the severity of gang involvement.
Mitigate means to lessen or reduce the severity of something, as in reducing the severity of gang involvement.
Question 3: What does the term 'exculpatory' mean in a legal context?
- Tending to prove guilt
- Related to the exclusion of evidence
- Tending to clear someone of fault or guilt (Correct answer)
- Referring to excessive use of force
Correct answer: Tending to clear someone of fault or guilt
Exculpatory evidence is evidence that clears or tends to clear a person of blame or guilt.
Question 4: Select the correct meaning of 'depose' as used in legal proceedings.
- To deposit evidence at a courthouse
- To give sworn testimony outside of court (Correct answer)
- To remove a judge from their position
- To file a criminal charge against someone
Correct answer: To give sworn testimony outside of court
In legal proceedings, to depose means to give sworn testimony, typically in a deposition before trial.
Question 5: Which of the following words means 'to officially charge someone with a crime'?
- Exonerate
- Indict (Correct answer)
- Commute
- Acquit
Correct answer: Indict
To indict means to formally charge someone with a serious crime following a grand jury review.
Question 6: What is the best definition of 'perpetrator'?
- A witness to a crime
- A victim of an offense
- A person who carries out a harmful or illegal act (Correct answer)
- An officer assigned to investigate a crime
Correct answer: A person who carries out a harmful or illegal act
A perpetrator is the person who commits a harmful, illegal, or criminal act.
Question 7: Choose the word that best completes the sentence: 'The officer's report was praised for its _______, presenting facts without bias.'
- Ambiguity
- Subjectivity
- Objectivity (Correct answer)
- Verbosity
Correct answer: Objectivity
Objectivity means presenting information without personal bias, which is essential in police reporting.
OACP Vocabulary and Language Skills 4
Which word is closest in meaning to 'corroborate'?