An act or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statute.
What is crime?
100
"The guilty act" and "the guilty mind."
What is actus reus and men rea?
100
The person who actually commits the crime?
What is a perpetrator?
200
The body of laws that prohibit and punish acts that injure people, property, and society as a whole.
What is criminal law?
200
The desire to commit on wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another.
What is specific intent?
200
Being present at the scene of a crime and encouraging the perpetrator.
What is abetting?
300
Law covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level; most often punishable by fines.
What is quasi-criminal laws?
300
Wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing serious injury or death.
What is criminal negligence?
300
Jag and Elyse trying, but failing to rob a bank
What is criminal attempt?
400
The federal statute the contains the majority of the criminal laws passed by parliament.
What is The Criminal Code of Canada?
400
Federal or provincial statutes meant to protect the public welfare.
What are regulatory laws?
400
The shared responsibility among criminals for any additional offences that are committed in the course of the crime they originally intended to commit.
What is party to common intention?
500
Gave the federal government the power to make criminal laws for all of Canada.
What is the Constitution Act, 1867?
500
Offences that do not require mens rea, but to which the accused can offer the defence of due diligence.
What are strict liability offences?
500
Those people who are indirectly involved in committing an offence.