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29 Cards in this Set
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collusion
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a conspiracy between two or more persons for illegal or fraudulent enterprise
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incorrigible
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cannot be corrected or improved
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self-incrimination
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involves testifying against oneself in a way that implicates the person testifying in the commission of a crime
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ex parte
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to say from one side only
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malice
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applies to an intent to do an unlawful act
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mala praxis
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neglect or unskillful management by a professional in the performance of duty
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acquit
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when a jury declares a dendant not guilty
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malefactor
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a wrongdoer
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coroners inquest
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an examination or inquisition into the causes and circumstances of any death happening by violence or undetermined circumstances within the territory, with the assistance of a jury
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mala fide
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bad faith
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abet
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to aid or encourage a wrongdoer in accomplishing a crime
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double jeopardy
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a second time of danger or peril
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incriminate
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to involve a person in a criime
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incognito
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a word that means wih ones true identity disguised or unrevealed
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malice aforethought
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a making up of ones mind in advance to commit an evil act without justification or excuse
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malicious prosecution
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refers to proceedings taken and carried on without probable cause against a defendant
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misfeasance
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the improper doing of an act that a person has a right to do
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accost
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to address another person first
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accessory
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a person, who, though absent, helps another to break or escape the law
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particeps criminis
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participant in a crime
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alias
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assumed name
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coroner
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determines the cause of any death not obviouslydue to natural causes
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malfeasance
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the commission of an unlawful act, particularly by a public official
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accuse
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an indictment will accuse a defendant of having committed a crime
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alibi
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means elsewhere
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malicious
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malicious mischief is the willful destruction of property
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malo animo
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to say with bad purpose or with evil intention
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accomplice
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an ally or accessory in a crime
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alias dictus
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otherwise called
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