Crimes
The intentional act of causing apprehension or fear of imminent bodily harm or offensive contact with another person.
Someone who observes or has firsthand knowledge of an event and provides testimony or evidence in a legal proceeding.
What is a witness?
An agreement between the prosecutor and defendant in which the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge or receives a lighter sentence in exchange for cooperation of cencessions.
What is a plea bargain?
An act of omission that violates a law and is punishable by the legal system.
What is a crime?
A person who is not yet considered an adult under the law, often subject to a separate legal system for young offenders.
What is a juvenile?
The use of force, threat, or intimidation to take someone else's property or belongings.
What is robbery?
A group of individuals selected to hear evidence and give a verdict in a trial.
What is a jury?
A legal document issued by a court authorizing law enforcement to arrest a specific individual.
What is an arrest warrant?
A less serious criminal offense typically punishable by fines, probation, or a short jail sentence.
What is a misdemeanor?
Deception or misrepresentation to gain an unfair or unlawful advantage, often for financial gain.
What is fraud?
The unlawful entry into a building or property with the intent to commit theft or another felony.
What is burglary?
What is conspiracy?
The reasonable belief that a crime has been committed and that a specific individual is connected to that crime, justifying a search, arrest, or legal action.
What is a probable cause?
A more serious criminal offense, often resulting in a longer prison sentence than a misdemeanor.
What is a felony?
Failure to exercise reasonable care, resulting in harm or injury to another person.
What is negligence?
The act of creating, altering, or imitating a document, signature, or other object with the intent to deceive or defraud.
A person who aids, abets, or assists another person in committing a crime, often after the crime has been committed.
What is an accesory?
A spoken false statement that damage's a person's reputaton.
What is slander?
Non-violent, financially motivated crimes typically committed by individuals in positions of trust or authority within organizations, such as fraud or embezzlement.
What are white collar crimes?
The unlawful taking and carrying away of someone else's personal property with the intent to permanently deprive them or it.
What is larceny?
The deliberate act of setting fire to a property with the intent to cause damage or destruction.
What is arson?
A court proceeding where the accused person is formally charged with a crime and asked to enter a plea (guilty, not guilty, or no contest)
What is an arraignment?
A written or printed false statement that damages a person's reputation.
What is libel?
A law or regulation enacted by a local government or municipality.
What is an ordinance?
The misappropriation or theft of funds or property entrusted to someone's care, often in a position of trust or authority.
What is embezzlement?