Business Law Chapter 8

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Crime

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Violation of the lawe that is punished as an offense against the state or government

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Misdemeanor

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Criminal offense with a sentence of less than one year that is neither treaon nor a felony

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Felony

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Criminal offense that is punishable by confinement in prison for more than one year or by death, or that is expressly stated by statute to be a felony.

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Federal Sentencing Guidelines

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Federal standards used by judges in determining mandatory sentence terms for those convicted of federal crimes

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White Collar Crimes

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crimes that do not use nor threaten to use force or violence or do not cause injury to persons or property.

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Conspiracy

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Agreement between two or more persons to commit an unlawful act.

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Predicate Act

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qualifying underlying offense for RICO liability

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extortortion

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illegal demand by a public officer acting with apparent authority

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Blackmail

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extortion demands made by a onpublic official

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grease payments

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legal payments to speed up ro ensure performance of normal gov. duties

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facilitation payments

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legal payments to speek up or ensure performance of normal government duties

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forgery

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fraudlently making or altering an instrument that apparently creates or alters a legal liability of another

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uttering

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crime of issuing or delivering a forged instrument to another person.

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embezzlement

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statutory offense consisting of the unlawful conversiton of property entrusted to the wrongdoer

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computer crimes

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wrongs committed using a computer or with knowledge of computers

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Search warrant

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jucial authorization for a search of property where there is the expectation of privacy

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Fourth Ammendment

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privacy protection in the US Const. prohibits unauthorized searches and seizures

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Fifth Ammendment

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const. protection against self-incrimination

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Miranda Warnings

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warnings required to prevent self incrimination in a criminal matter

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due process

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the const. righ tto be heard, question witnesses and present evidence

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Sixth Ammendment

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the US const. amendment that guarnatees a speedy trial.

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Money Laundering

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Taking from an illegal enterprise and putting if in a legal enterprise so to disguise where it came from

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Raqeteering

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RICO, Organized Crime, The maffia

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Blue Sky Laws

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Penalize certain activities in the stock market and security laws

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Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

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Applies American legal standards to American companies acting overseas

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counterfeighting

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Printing illegal money

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Perjury

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Lying under oath, attach on integrity of judical process

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Larceny

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Theft, grabbing AND moving

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Real Property

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Attatched to the ground

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Personal Property

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Moveable

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Intellectual Property

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ex. Mickey Mouse Copyright