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100
The person or alleged offender that criminal action is being taken against.
What is the accused?
100
Latin term meaning 'guilty act' that refers to the physical act of carrying out a crime.
What is actus reus?
100
Using or threatening to use violence on another that would cause a reasonable person present at the scene to fear for their safety.
What is affray?
100
Sexual assault performed with another person or people present together with aggravating circumstances.
What is Aggravated Sexual Assault Company?
100
A criminal offence involving the infliction of physical force or the threat of physical force.
What is assault?
200
An offence where a principal crime was attempted but failed or was prevented for some reason despite the intention to complete it.
What is attempt?
200
The standard of proof required in a criminal case for a person to be found guilty.
What is beyond reasonable doubt?
200
Commonly known as burglary, break and enter offences usually occur when a person enters a home with intent to commit an offence.
What is break and enter?
200
The link between the behaviour of the accused and the result (i.e. that the behaviour of the accused actually cause the criminal act alleged).
What is causation?
200
Assault where there is no actual physical harm to the person assaulted, including threatening to cause physical harm to another person.
What is Common Assault?
300
When two or more people plot to commit a crime together.
What is Conspiracy?
300
The killing of a person while the accused was carrying out another dangerous or unlawful act
What is Constructive Manslaughter?
300
The accused fails to foresee the risk when they should have and so allows the avoidable danger to occur
What is Criminal Negligence?
300
An act or omission against the community at large that is punishable by the state
What is Crime?
400
The state party that commences a criminal action in a court of law against an alleged offender. In NSW, the action is usually commenced by the Director Of Public Prosecutions; if the alleged crime is against a federal criminal law, the action is usually commenced by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions
What is Crown?
400
The scientific study of crime and criminal behaviour
What is Criminology?
400
When a person steals money from a business over a period of time while they are employed at the workplace
What is Embezzlement?
400
Deceitful or dishonest conduct carried out for personal gain
What is Fraud?
500
The act of killing a human being
What is Homicide?
500
An assault and 'act of indecency' on or in the presence of another person without their consent
What is Indecent Assault?
500
More severe offences that are heard and sentenced by a judge in a District Court or tried before a judge and jury
What is Indictable Offence?
500
The death of a baby under the age of 12 months at the hands of its mother
What is Infanticide?
500
When a person illegally trades on the share market to their own advantage using confidential information
What is Insider Trading?
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