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Business Law 1.03
Criminal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggravated Assult | is an attempt to cause serious bodily injury to another or to cause serious bodily injury purposely |
| Arson | the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property |
| Battery | is the unlawful touching or forceful striking of another person using a hand, a weapon or other instrument |
| Bribery | is giving money or property to a public official in exchange for a favor |
| Burglary | Any person who breaks or enters any building with intent to commit any felony or larceny therein |
| Contempt Of Court | occurs when a person ignores a court order or shows a lack of respect for the court |
| Criminal Act | an act that is punishable offense against society |
| Criminal Intent | to do something wrong or forbidden by law |
| Duty | the obligation to use a reasonable standard of care to prevent injury to others |
| Embezzlement | Take, make away with or secrete, with intent to embezzle or fraudulently or knowingly and willfully misapply or convert to his own use, any money or items with monetary value. |
| Felony | A felony is a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fine more than a $1000, or both. |
| Forgery | placing a false signature on a check or other document in order to deceive or deprive someone of their property |
| Fraud | when a person or a business uses deception to obtain money or property |
| Infraction | An infraction is a noncriminal violation of law not punishable by imprisonment |
| Kidnapping | the unlawful removal or restraint of a person against his or her will |
| Larceny | where the value of the property goods is not more than one thousand dollars |
| Manslaughter | the killing of another person without malice or intent |
| Misdemeanor | A less serious crime that is usually punishable in a local jail for less than one year, or by a fine or both |
| Money Laundering | When illegally obtained money is put into or through a business to hide it’s origin |
| Murder | the intentional killing of another person |
| Obstruction Of Justice | occurs when a persons does something that hinders the court to move forward in a case |
| Perjury | occurs when a person under oath lies during a court or administrative process |
| Rape | unlawful sexual activity and usually sexual intercourse carried out forcibly or under threat of injury against a person's will or with a person who is beneath a certain age |
| Robbery | The wrongful taking of property from another person by threat or the actual use of force, violence or a weapon |
| Simple Assult | is an attempt to commit a battery against another person |
| Statutory Rape | if the defendant engages in a sexual act with another person who is 13, 14, or 15 years old and the defendant is at least six years older than the person |
| Treason | giving aid and comfort to enemies of the United States |
| Vandalism | action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property |
| Violation Of Duty | A breach of the duty of care occurs when one fails to fulfill his or her duty of care to act reasonably in some aspect. |
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