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20 Cards in this Set
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congeable
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lawful; done with permission
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burglary
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a breaking and entering into a dwelling with intent to commit a crime
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commitment
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the written order by which a court or magistrate directs an officer to take a person to prison, or holding one in custody who is accused of a crime
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competent
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duly qualified; answering all requirements
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complainant
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one who instigates prosecution or who makes accusation against the suspected person
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concurrent
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running together; having the same authority
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corpral punishment
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physical punishment inflicted on ones body
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crime
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an act or omission, forbidden by law
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complaint
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charge made before a proper officer that an offense has been committed by a person
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confession
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an admission by a person accused of a crime that he has committed the offense charged
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contempt
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a wilful disregard or disobedience of public authority
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convict
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the act of proving a person to be, or finding him to be, guilty of a crime
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criminal
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a person who is guilty or committing a crime
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criminology
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the study of the cause, prevention, and correction of criminal behavior
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battery
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an unlawful touching, beating, wounding, or laying hold of another's person or clothes wihtout his consent
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bigamy
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the offense of having two husbands or two wives at the same time
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bill of rights
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the first ten amendments of the u.s. constitution
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blackmail
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a crime by which money is obtained from someone by threats of ill treatment, lielous accusations or exposure of faults
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bootleg
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to illegally manufacture, deal in, or deliver a commodity
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bribery
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the offense of giving or recieving a gift or reward intended to influence a person in the exercise of a judicial or public duty
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