Terms
A punishable offence against society
Crime
The specific conduct that violates the statute.
Criminal Act
A less serious crime. It is Usually punishable by confinement in a country or city jail for less than one year, by fine, or for both.
Misdemeanor
❏Some states classify lesser misdemeanors as these. Persons convicted of these can only be fined.
Infractions
is freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charge.
Immunity
The willful and illegal burning of a building.
Arson
❏An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime is called
Conspiracy
Unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official.
Bribery
People who lie under oath commit
Perjury
Action that hinders the administration of justice.
Contempt of court
The use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death serious bodily harm, rape, or kidnapping.
Self Defense
This often allows the defendant to escape liability
Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another.
Forgery
A crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in state prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both–or even death.
Felony
Offences committed in the business world typically are referred to as
White Collar Crimes
One who obtains money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact is guilty of
False Pretenses
generally exists when the accused does not know the difference between right and wrong.
Criminal Insanity
Entering a building without permission when intending to commit a crime.
Burglary
Taking of property from anothers person or immediate presence, against the victim’s will, by force or by causing fear.
Robbery
An accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped.
Plea Bargaining
disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime.
Substantive Defenses
❏The criminal intent of the employee is used as a substitute for the requirement of criminal intent for an officer.
Vicarious Criminal Liability
❏(Commonly known as blackmail) Obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or power of office.
Extortion
The criminal conduct of taking another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted.
Embezzlement
These laws state that competing companies may not corporate in fixing prices or dividing sales regions.
Antitrust