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15 Cards in this Set
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Crime
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It is a punishable offense against society |
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Vicarious criminal liability |
substituted criminal liability |
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Felony |
is a crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fire of more than 1000, or both - or even death. |
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Misdemeanor |
is a less serious crime, crime punishableby up to one year in jail, a fine of less than 1000, or both. |
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White - collar crimes |
offenses committed in the business world. |
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Probable cause |
a reasonable ground for belief |
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Defense |
is a legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her |
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Procedural defenses |
are based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is cursed, question, trial, or punished |
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Substantive defenses |
disprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime |
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Self |
defense is the use of the force that appears to be reasonably neccessary to the victim to prevent death, serious bodily harm, rape or kidnapping |
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Immunity |
is freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged |
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Contemps of court |
is action that hinders the administration of justice |
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Punishment |
penalty provided by law and imposed by court |
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Pleabargain |
an accused person may agree to plead guilty to a less serious crime in exchange for having a mor serious charge dropped |
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Indictment |
is a written accustation |
