Criminal Law- Legal vocabulary
Crimes that affect businesses
Three elements of a crime and severity of crimes and their appropriate punishment
Criminal Procedure-Legal Vocabulary
Rights of an individual and the type of defenses to a criminal charge
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What is a crime?
It’s a punishable offense against society
100
What is a computer crime?
Hacking into a computer, copying information without permission, using a computer virus to cross examine people.
100
What is procedural defense?
It’s based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way that an accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished
100
What is a standard of proof?
The extent to which a party must prove a case or an assertion during a trial.
100
What's a right?
Something that a person is or should be morally or legally be allowed to have, get, or do.
200
What is criminal intent?
The defendant intended to commit the specific act or omission defined as criminal in the controlling statute.
200
What is a white-collar crime?
Crimes that don’t involve any violence.
200
What is substantive defense?
They disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime.
200
What is parole?
Its supervised conditional release from jail.
200
What is a legal right?
A right based on the law
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What is a felony?
It's a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in state prison or by a fine of more than 1,000. Sometimes both.
300
What is larceny?
It's the wrongful taking of money or property belonging to someone else.
300
What is self defense?
The use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent something bad from happening.
300
What is a sanction?
a legal punishment given to a person found guilty of a criminal offence.
300
What is an example of fundamental freedoms?
expressing opinions, religion, speech and press, and freedom to associate with anyone you want.
400
What is a misdemeanor?
Its punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for one year or less or a fine of 1,000 or less. Sometimes both.
400
What is forgery?
Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another.
400
What is an example of a punishment?
Jail time, rehabilitation, or death
400
Whats a verdict?
A jury's findings or decision on the factual issues of a case
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What is an example of a defense to a criminal charge?
Insanity
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Whats an infraction?
It's less than a misdemeanor and its only a fine.
500
What is bribery?
Unlawfully offering or giving anything of value of influence performance of an official in the carrying out of their legal duties
500
What is one of the elements of crime?
The duty to do or not to do a certain thing, Performing an act or violation of that duty, Criminal intent.
500
Whats a pre-trial?
This is where they try to reach an agreement and review evidence. You can also plead.
500
Is intoxication an actual defense to a criminal charge?
stupid but yeah.
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