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29 Cards in this Set
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acquit
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not guilty
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actus reus
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guilty act
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affidavit
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court paper sworn, signed under oath
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agent
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works for a principal
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arson
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fire or fireworks to destroy property
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deterrance
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punishment to deter of criminal acts
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due process clause
-procedural -substantive |
p: 5th amendment rights, court must make sure taking of liberty or property that it is fair
s: government may not eliminate certain rights |
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curess
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committed crime because they got threatened physically or a threat to force someone into a contract
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embezzlement
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fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendents posession
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entrapment
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government induced the person to break the law
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exclusionary rule/motion to supress
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exclude evidene based on constitutional rights/motion to do so
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mens rea
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guilty state of mind
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fraud
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misrepresentation of someone to get money from them
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indictment
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govt's formal charge that someone has committed a crime
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larceny
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stealing with the intent of preventing the owner of ever using it
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probable cause
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more than likely they will find someting as evidence
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retribution
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giving the criminal a penalty of which they deserve
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check
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drawer orders the drawee bank to pay money to the payee.
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commercial
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promise to pay money
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disclaimer
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warranty does not apply
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drawee/drawer
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The person who pays a draft. In the case of a check, the bank is the drawee/person who issues a draft
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express warranty
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expressed by words or actions that goods will meet certain standards
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holder in due course
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Someone who has given value for an instrument, in good faith, without notice of outstanding claims or other defenses
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implied warranty
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Guarantees created by the Uniform Commercial Code and imposed on the seller of goods
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issuer
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The maker of a promissory note or the drawer of a draft.
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promissory note/maker
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The maker of the instrument promises to pay a specific amount of money.
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payee
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someone who is owed money
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product liability
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the liability of injury an issuer has for defective products
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warranty
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guarantee that goods will meet certain standards
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