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Criminal & Tort Law
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| The offense of attempting to overthrow the government or betraying the country to a foreign power. | Treason |
| A criminal offense that is punishable by imprisonment over one year. | Felony |
| The three elements of a crime. | Duty, Breach of Duty, Criminal Intent |
| The responsibility of a company for the illegal actions of its employees | Vicarious liability |
| An insane person is responsible for their criminal acts. True or False? | False |
| A minor is responsible for their torts. True or False? | True |
| An agreement by two or more persons to commit a crime. | Consipiracy |
| Depriving a person of freedom of movement without the person's consent | Kidnapping (False Imprisonment) |
| Unintentional killing of another person | Manslaughter |
| Theft of property through the use of physical force or fear against the victim. | Robbery |
| Taking another's property by a person to whom it has been entrusted. | Embezzlement |
| To knowingly lie after swearing to tell the truth. | Perjury |
| A lesser misdemeanor. | Infraction |
| Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another. | Forgery |
| Entrapment is a substantive criminal defense. True or false? | False |
| Freedom from prosecution granted in exchange for testimony about a crime. | Immunity |
| The statute passed by Congress after 9/11 that allows federal government significant expansion terrorism-related activities. | The PATRIOT Act |
| The four elements of a tort. | Duty, Breach of Duty, Injury, Causation |
| The type of damages awarded to a plaintiff for pain and suffering and to deter others from committing the same acts. | Punitive |
| The type of tort that occurs from extreme carelessness that results in an injury. | Negligence |
| If two or more persons commit a tort, and all may be liable for the injury, the liability is said to be... | Joint and Several |
| Written defamation | Libel |
| When the amount of causation is enough to be recognized by law. | Proximate cause |
| Battery is an intentional tort. True or False? | True |
| Entry onto another's property without the owner's consent. | Trespass to Land |
| Occurs when property is stolen, destroyed, or used in a manner inconsistent with the owner's rights. | Conversion |
| Type of negligence where the plaintiff is partly at fault for the injury and damages are reduced by the percentage of fault. | Comparative negligence |
| A court order for a person to do or not do a particular act. | Injunction |
| A gun given to a child that results in an injury would be considered a(n)... | Dangerous instrumentality |
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