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Argyll law 4 klt

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Crime   Punishable offense against society  
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Vicarious Criminal Liability   The criminal intent of the employee is used as a substitute for the requirement of criminal intent for an officer  
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Felony   A crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by fine of 1,000 dollars or more  
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Misdemeanor   punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for one year or less  
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White- Collar Crime   Offense created in the business world  
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Probable Cause   A reasonable ground for belief.  
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Defense   A legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her.  
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Procedural Defense   Based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested  
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Self-defense   the Use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent Death, seriously bodily harm, rape, or kiddnapping.  
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Immunity   is the freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime being charged.  
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Contempt of Court   the action the hinders the administration of justice. Punishable bt imprisonment  
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Punishment   The purpose is to not remdy the worng but rather the wrongdoer.  
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Plea Bargin   Accused can agree to plead guilty to a less crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped.  
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Indictment   is a written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a submitted crime  
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arraignment   during in which the formal charges in the information  
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