Argyll law 4 klt Word Scramble
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Term | Definition |
Crime | Punishable offense against society |
Vicarious Criminal Liability | The criminal intent of the employee is used as a substitute for the requirement of criminal intent for an officer |
Felony | A crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by fine of 1,000 dollars or more |
Misdemeanor | punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for one year or less |
White- Collar Crime | Offense created in the business world |
Probable Cause | A reasonable ground for belief. |
Defense | A legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her. |
Procedural Defense | Based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested |
Self-defense | the Use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent Death, seriously bodily harm, rape, or kiddnapping. |
Immunity | is the freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime being charged. |
Contempt of Court | the action the hinders the administration of justice. Punishable bt imprisonment |
Punishment | The purpose is to not remdy the worng but rather the wrongdoer. |
Plea Bargin | Accused can agree to plead guilty to a less crime in exchange for having a more serious charge dropped. |
Indictment | is a written accusation declaring that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a submitted crime |
arraignment | during in which the formal charges in the information |
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