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Criminal Law
Ethics and the Law
Negligence
100
A major crime that is punishable by imprisonment or death.
What is a Felony
100
The means for determining what a society's values ought to be.
What is Ethics.
100
Injury that is caused by a persons mere carelessness.
What is Negligence.
200
Considered an act against the public good.
What is a Crime
200
Do unto others as you would have them do unto you?
What is the Golden Rule.
200
The defendant failed to act as reasonable person would have acted.
What is Breach of Duty.
300
A less severe crime with a less severe penalty.
What is a misdemeanor.
300
The system of rules of conduct established by the government of a society to maintain stability and justice.
What is Law.
300
The legal connection between unreasonable conduct and the resulting harm.
What is Proximate Cause.
400
What are the two elements that define a crime?
What is the Criminal Act and the Required State of Mind.
400
The most fundamental law of a nation or state?
What is a Constitution.
400
The amount of negligence each party is responsible for.
What is Comparative Negligence.
500
The unlawful killing of another human being without malice aforethought.
What is Manslaughter.
500
A law passed by legislature is known as?
What is a Statute.
500
Proving that the plaintiff knew of the risk involved and still took the chance of being injured.
What is Assumption of Risk.