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23 Cards in this Set
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ACQUIT
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To find the defendant not guilty of the crime for which he was tried.
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ACTUS REUS
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The guilty act. The prosecution must show that a criminal defendant committed some proscribed act. In a murder prosecution, taking another person's life is the actus reus.
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AFFIDAVIT
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A written statement signed under oath.
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AGENT
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A person who acts for a principal.
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ARSON
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Malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or personal property.
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DETERRENCE
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Using punishment, such as imprisonment, to discourage criminal behavior.
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DURESS
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1.A criminal defense in which the defendant shows that she committed the wrongful act because a third person threatened her with imminent physical harm.
2.An improper threat made to force another party to enter into a contract. |
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EMBEZZLEMENT
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Fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendant's possession.
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ENTRAPMENT
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A criminal defense in which the defendant demonstrates that the government induced him to break the law.
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EXCLUSIONARY RULE
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In a criminal trial, a ban on the use of evidence obtained in violation of the Constitution.
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FELONY
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The most serious crimes, typically those for which the defendant could be imprisoned for more than a year.
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GENERAL DETERRANCE
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Using punishment, such as imprisonment, to discourage criminal behavior.
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INDICTMENT
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The government's formal charge that a defendant has committed a crime.
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JUSTIFICATION
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A criminal defense in which the defendant establishes that he broke the law to avoid a greater harm.
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LARCENY
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Taking personal property with the intention of preventing the owner from ever using it.
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MENS REA
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Guilty state of mind.
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MISDEMEANOR
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A less serious crime, typically one for which the maximum penalty is incarceration for less than a year, often in a jail, as opposed to a prison.
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MONEY LAUNDERING
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Taking the profits of criminal acts and either (1) using the money to promote more crime or (2) attempting to conceal the money's source.
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MOTION TO SUPPRESS
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A request that the court exclude evidence because it was obtained in violation of the Constitution.
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PROBABLE CAUSE
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In a search and seizure case, it means that the information available indicates that it is more likely than not that a search will uncover particular criminal evidence.
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PROSECUTION
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The government's attempt to convict a defendant of a crime by charging him, trying the case, and forcing him to defend himself.
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RETRIBUTION
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Giving a criminal defendant the punishment he deserves.
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SPECIFIC DETERRANCE
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Using punishment, such as imprisonment, to discourage criminal behavior.
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