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Criminal Justice Tes

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Murder   Unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another.  
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Index Crime   A crime included in the yearly crime statistics of the Federal Bureau of Investigation.  
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Burglary   Entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime.  
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Grand Theft Auto   To steal other cars.  
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Violent Crimes   A crime in which the offender uses or threatens to use violent force upon the victim.  
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Property Crimes   A category of crime that includes, among other crimes burglary, larceny, theft motor vehicle, theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism.  
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Aggravated Assault   A reckless attack with intent to injure seriously.  
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Deter   Discourage (someone) from doing something.  
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Respect   Feeling of deep admiration for someone or something.  
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Compliance   Cooperation or obedience  
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Ethnic   Pertaining to or characteristic of a people, especially a group.  
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Consequences   The effect, result, or outcome of something occurring earlier.  
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Tort   A wrongful act or an infringement of a right, leading to legal liability.  
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Law   System of rules that a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and may enforce by the imposition of penalties.  
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Statue   Laws passed by Congress or a state legislature and signed by the president or governor of a state.  
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Ordinance   A piece of legislation enacted by a municipal authority.  
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Courtesy   Showing of politeness in one's attitude and behavior toward others.  
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Common Law   Body of English law as adopted and modified separately by the different states of the US and by federal government.  
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Value   Common set of beliefs about what is right and what is wrong.  
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