Terms
Business Related Crimes
General Information
Felony or Misdemeanor
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100
A punishable offense against society
What is a crime?
100
The wrongful taking of money or personal property belonging to someone else, with intent to deprive the owner of possession
What is Larceny?
100
The Duty, Breach/Violation of the Duty, and Criminal Intent
What are the Elements of a Crime?
100
The Felony of willful and illegal burning of a building
What is Arson?
100
Crime punishable by either a fine of more than $1,000 or by confinement for more than one year in a state prison or by death
What is a Felony?
200
A crime punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for less than one year, by fine, or both
What is a Misdemeanor?
200
Unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official
What is Bribery?
200
Double Jeopardy!! Substituted Liability
What is Vicarious Criminal Liability?
200
The misdemeanor of taking something from a store without paying
What is Shoplifting/Retail Theft?
200
Any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court
What is Punishment?
300
The use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death, serious bodily harm, rape, or kidnapping
What is Self-Defense?
300
Double Jeopardy!!! Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another
What is Forgery?
300
The four types of Larceny
What are Robbery, Burglary, Shoplifting, and Pickpocketing?
300
The felony of Embezzlement
What is the taking of another's property or money by a person to whom it has been entrusted
300
Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged
What is Immunity?
400
The accused person admitting guilt to a less serious crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped
What is Plea Bargaining?
400
Receiving or buying property known to be stolen, with intent to deprive the rightful owner of the property
What is Receiving Stolen Property?
400
A lesser misdemeanor
What is an Infraction?
400
The felony of Perjury
What is Lying Under Oath?
400
A criminal defense based on how the evidence was obtained or how the accused was arrested, questioned, or tried
What is Procedural Defense?
500
A legal position that disproves, justifies, or otherwise excuses an alleged crime
What is Substantive Defense?
500
Obtaining money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact
What is False Pretenses?
500
The legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him/her
What is Defense?
500
Double Jeopardy!! The two categories of crimes classified by the severity of their potential sentences
What are Felony and Misdemeanor?
500
A reasonable ground for belief
What is Probable Cause?
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