Vocabulary
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
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| what your are thinking; most crimes require that the actor have a guilty state of mind, meaning that he or she purposefully commits the prohibited act | state of mind
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| the reason a person commits a crime | motive
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| the legal responsibility for damage or injury even if you are not negligent | strict liability
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| the conditions that make an act unlawful | elements
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| a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year | felony
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| a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less | misdemeanor
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| the person who commits a crime | principal
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| a person who helps commit a crime but usually is not present | accomplice
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| an accomplice who encourages, orders, or helps plan a crime | accessory before the fact
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| an accomplice who, knowing a crime has been committed, helps conceal the crime or the criminal | accessory after the fact
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| failing to perform an act required by criminal law | crime of omission
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| the act of requesting or strongly urging someone to do something; if the request is to do something illegal, this is considered a crime | solicitation
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| an effort to commit a crime that goes beyond mere preparation but does not result in the commission of the crime | attempt
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| an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime | conspiracy
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| open; clear (for example, an act in criminal law is more than mere preparation to do something; it is at least the first step of actually attempting the crime) | overt
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