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94 Cards in this Set
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Shatter |
To break into many pieces |
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Probation |
Letting offenders stay out of prison unsupervised |
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A felon |
S.o. who commits a serious crime |
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Unrepentant |
Not showing sadness, guilt |
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Futility/it is futile to |
Ineffectiveness/uselessness |
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To shun |
To stay away from s.o./avoid completely |
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To embezzle/embezzlement |
To convert money/property illegally to ones own use |
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Sanctions |
Penalties |
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Petty offenses |
Minor crime |
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Intoxicated |
Drunk |
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Feel contrition |
Feeling sorry, remorse |
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To deter |
To discourage, prevent, hinder |
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The stocks |
Pranger |
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Bovine |
Cow like |
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A noose |
Galgenknoten |
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To acquit |
Legally having somenot guilty |
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Retribution |
Revenge |
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Consolation |
Comfort or relief when sad |
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Turpitudinous |
Inherently base, depraved, corrupt, evil |
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Incur |
To cause s.o. to experience s.t. unpleasant |
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Reckless |
Careless, irresponsible |
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To dissuade s.o. from s.t. |
To persuade or advise not to do s.t. |
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Salient |
Prominent, standing out |
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Pecuniary |
Related to money |
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Sound |
Valid, reasonable |
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Disparity |
Imbalance, inequality |
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Pressing |
Urgently important |
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To mete out, to dole out |
To measure out, distribute s.t. as deserved |
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Averse to |
Holding back from or avoiding due to dislike |
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To deter |
To discourage |
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To revamp |
To remodel, redesign, remake |
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arson/arsonist |
intentionally setting fire |
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assault |
suden violent attack |
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blackmail |
to get money by threats/intimadation |
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burglary |
breaking into house to steal |
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embezzlement |
getting money through fraud |
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fraud |
trickery/cheating in order gain advantage |
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hijacking |
seize a vehicle by force |
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hooliganism |
violent, destructive behavior |
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kidnapping |
to carry off s.o. by force to use as hostage |
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mugging |
assault with plans to rob |
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murder, manslaughter |
unlawful killing s.o. |
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rape |
forcing s.o. to have sex |
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armed robbery |
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shoplifting |
stealing articles from a store |
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smuggling |
to import articles illegaly |
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tax evasion |
non payment of taxes |
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terrorism |
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vandalism |
deliberate destruction of property |
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an accomplice/accesory |
person who knowingly helps in a crime |
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coroner |
legal officer with function to investigate any death not resulting natural causes |
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the defendant |
person accused of a crime against whom legal action is brought |
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the defense |
person accused + legal team |
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judge |
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jury |
group of people selected to offer a verdict to a court |
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lawyer, attorney, barrister |
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litigant |
person involved in a lawsuit |
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the plaintiff |
person who begins legal actions against s.o. else |
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the prosecution/prosecuter |
person who has brought legal charge+legal team |
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witness/eyewitness |
person who has seen a crime |
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to arrest |
seize a person by legal authority |
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an autopyse/post-mortem examination |
inspection of body to determine cause of death |
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bail |
money is posted to guarantee appearance in court |
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to charge with a crime |
for the court to accuse a person of having comitted a crime |
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entrapment |
s.o. is illegally encouraged by police to commit a crime |
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an infraction |
breach, violation, infringement |
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plea bargaining |
deal to get less time |
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a subpoena/a summons |
legal document which orders person to appear in court |
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to sue s.o. |
to take s.o. to court |
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a warrant |
legal permission to make an arrest/seize property |
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alibi |
excuse to show s.o. was in another place |
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cross examination |
to question a witness called by the opposing side |
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evidence; admissable evidence |
legally/properly be used in court |
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circumstancial evidence |
evidence is indirect in nature |
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hearsay |
rumors, gossip |
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an oath |
statement to tell truth |
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an objection |
expression of dislike used by lawyers |
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objection sustained |
agreed to objection |
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objection overruled |
disagreed to objection |
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to plead (guilty/innocent) |
to declare oneself guilty/innocent |
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testimony |
statements made by a witness in court |
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to acquit |
to free s.o. from a charge |
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an appeal |
to apply for review of a case to a higher court |
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community service |
sentence that requires person to perform unpaid work for community |
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to convict s.o. |
to prove/declare s.o. guilty of a crime |
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felony |
serious crime |
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a fine |
a sum of money as penalty |
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jurisdiction |
area where s.o. has authority |
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misdemeanor |
minor criminal offense |
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parole |
early release on conditions |
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prison, jail, cell |
small room for criminals |
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probation |
allowing convict to stay out of jail under supervision |
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a sentence |
formal judgment/punishment by court |
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the verdict |
final decision in a court case which states acussed person is innocent/guilty |
