General Criminology Vocabulary
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| accessory | anyone who knows about a crime or who conceals evidence of a crime
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| larceny | the illegal theft or stealing of another person's property
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| libel | publishing written or drawn material meant to harm someone's reputation
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| subpoena | a legal order requiring an individual to appear in court
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| witness | anyone who testifies before a court
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| forgery | false writing or changing something written with intent to defraud
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| jury | a group of citizens selected to hear evidence in court
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| assault | an attempt or threat to physically harm a person
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| burglary | breaking into someone's home with the intent to commit a crime
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| slander | saying false things about a person in public
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| arraignment | when someone accused of a crime is brought to court to hear the charges and to plead guilty or not guilty
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| verdict | a jury's decision
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| misdemeanor | a less serious crime
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| robbery | taking another person's personal property by use or threat of violence
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| ordinance | a written law for a town or city
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| negligence | failure to use reasonable care
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| fraud | a dishonest act intended to deprive another person of his rights or property
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| embezzlement | stealing personal property that the owner has entrusted someone to care for
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| conspiracy | when two or more people agree to commit an illegal act
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| arson | deliberately burning or having a house or building burned
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