Courtroom
This is the formal decision or finding made by a jury
Verdict
A financial penalty where the offender is ordered to pay a specific amount of money to the state.
A fine
This is the criminal act of deliberately and maliciously setting fire to property, such as a building, vehicle, or forest.
Arson
A person in criminal law is an individual formally charged with a crime but not yet proven guilty,
Accused
A Latin term meaning "guilty act."
Actus reus
The most severe form of punishment involving the legal loss of liberty.
Imprisonment
This is the crime of obtaining money, property, or services from someone else through deception or dishonest means.
Fraud
This person is a government legal official who represents the state or public interest in criminal cases, responsible for investigating crimes, filing charges, and conducting trials
Prosecutor
A Latin term meaning "guilty mind."
Mens rea
A non-custodial sentence that requires the offender to perform a specific number of hours of unpaid work
Community service order
This term usually refers to the act of searching through commercial waste or rubbish bins to find confidential information
Bin raiding
Individuals, or their families, who suffer physical, mental, emotional, or economic harm due to actions violating criminal statutes
Victim
Standart of proof in criminal cases
Beyond a reasonable doubt
The conditional release of a prisoner before they have finished their full sentence.
Parole
If a company treasurer transfers money from the company account into their personal account, they are committing this crime.
embezzlement
A group of citizens, typically 12, chosen to hear evidence in serious criminal trials
Jury
This decision is made by a court of law that someone is not guilty of a crime
Aquittal
A sentencing alternative to prison where the offender is released back into the community but remains under the supervision of the court.
Probation
The crime of killing another person without having planned or intended to do it beforehand
manslaughter
He or she is the chief legal officer and top law enforcement official in their jurisdiction in the US. They represent the government in legal matters and providing legal advice
Attorney general