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A formal accusation initiating a criminal case, typically presented by a grand jury.
What is an indictment?
Illegally taking money from a company you work for.
What is embezzlement
A serious crime usually punishable by more than one year in prison.
What is a felony?
The maximum jail time for most misdemeanors.
What is 1 year?
A punishment requiring the offender to pay money to the court or victim.
What is a fine?
less serious crime, usually punishable by less than one year in jail.
what is What is a misdemeanor?
Deliberately lying on tax returns to avoid paying taxes.
What is tax evasion?
Crimes like theft, vandalism, or trespassing.
What are property crimes?
A traffic violation is usually classified as this.
What is an infraction or misdemeanor?
A sentence served outside of jail under court supervision.
What is probation?
The legal responsibility for a wrongful act, even without intent.
What is strict liability?
Manipulating stock prices for personal gain.
What is insider trading?
Crimes such as assault, battery, or homicide.
What are violent crimes?
Petty theft or shoplifting under a certain amount is typically this.
What is a misdemeanor?
Temporary removal of freedom in a local facility.
What is jail time?
The mental state or intent behind committing a crime.
What is mens rea?
Creating fake documents or signatures for illegal gain.
What is forgery?
Crimes committed without direct victims, like illegal gambling.
What are victimless crimes?
Misdemeanors are usually tried in this type of court.
What is a municipal or district court?
A legal order preventing someone from contacting another person.
What is a restraining order?
The body of facts proving that a crime has occurred.
What is corpus delicti?
Using the internet to steal identities or defraud people.
Using the internet to steal identities or defraud people.
Crimes committed by organizations or businesses.
What are corporate crimes?
This term describes reducing a felony to a misdemeanor.
: What is charge reduction or plea bargain?
The most severe form of punishment, used in capital cases.
What is the death penalty?