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Abandonment
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A defense used by one who changes his mind before the completion of a crime. In the courts it is only used if they have not completed "the point of no return."
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Accessory after the fact
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One who is aware of the commision of the crime by the main criminal actor and purposefully provides help to the actor in the name of avoiding apprehension and conviction. Might be called "criminal protectors"
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Accessory before the fact
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One who is not present at the time of the offense yet prior thereto aids, councels, or otherwise encourages the main criminal actor
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Accomplice liability
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A situation wherein the actor solicited, aided, agreed to aid, or attempted to aid the principal in planning or committing the offense
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Facilitation
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Occurs when a person who believes it probable that she is rendering aid to a person who intends to commit a crime, and she engages in conduct that provides such persons with the means necessary to commit a felony
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Hindering Apprehension or Prosecution
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A person hinders the apprehension, prosecution, conviction, or punishment, of another for crime when he or she harbors or conceals the other; provides or aids in providing a weapon, transportation, disguise or effecting escape
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Principal in the first degree
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The main criminal perpetrator in a crime
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Principal in the second degree
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One who is present at the time of the offense and aids, councels,or encourages the main criminal actor
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Respondant superior
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"let the master answer"
Used in liability cases Person in charge (master) should have lefal responsibility for the wrongful act of his or her agent |
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Vicarious liablity
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Permits the wrongful acts of one person to result in the liability of abother. Liability arises soley on the basis of the supercisory responsibility that the defendant has relative to the individual committing the act of omission
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