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Unit 1 - LAW
HHS Introduction to Law Unit 1 Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| morality | values that govern a society's attitude towards right and wrong |
| ethics | means for determining that society's values OUGHT to me |
| greatest good | "will the decision create the greatest good for the greatest number of people?" |
| golden rule | "do unto others as you would have them to unto you" |
| jurisdiction | power and authority given to a court to hear a case and to make a judegement |
| civil law | governs private suits between individuals |
| criminal law | involves a citizen or a business and the STATE or FEDERAL government |
| crime | an act against the public good |
| plaintiff | accuses a person of a crime |
| prosecutor | government attorney who presents a criminal case in court |
| defendant | the accused person |
| felony | major crime punishable by imprisonment or death |
| misdemeanor | less serious crime with a less severe pentality |
| murder | killing with malicious aforethought |
| manslaughter | killing by accident or in the "heat of the moment" |
| battery | unlawful touching of another |
| assault | attempt to commit battery |
| burglary | breaking and entering with the intent to commit a crime |
| larceny | stealing |
| robbery | stealing with violence |
| tort | a private wrong committed by one person against another |
| negligence | injury cased by carelessness |
| strict liability | injury cased by an individual's participation in an ultrahazardous activity |