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Definitions
Crime
100
Define Tort Law
What is a private wrong committed by one person against another.
100
What is the most severe type of crime?
What is Murder
200
Define Criminal Law
What is refers to the offense against society and the subsequent legal action initiated against the offender.
200
What type of criminal act involves the killing of another unintentionally.
What is Manslaughter
300
Define Assault
What is threatening to harm an innocent person.
300
What is the criminal act involved in deliberately setting fire to one's personal property?
What is Arson
400
Define Battery
What is the unlawful, unwanted touching of another person.
400
What is the act of breaking into and entering into a house?
What is Burglary
500
Define Entrapment
What is when a person is talked into or tricked by a police officer into committing a crime he would not have otherwise committed.
500
What is the unlawful taking of someone's person property with the intent of keeping it?
What is Larceny