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Court Reporter
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a person whose occupation is to transcribe spoken or recorded speech into written form, typically using a stenotype or stenomask to produce official transcripts of court hearings, depositions and other official proceedings.
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Person sitting next to the judge.
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Deviance
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actions or behaviors that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules as well as informal violations of social norms.
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Committing a crime or picking your nose.
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Specific Intent
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An intent to produce the precise consequences of the crime, including the intent to do the physical act that causes the consequences
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RCW
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(Revised Code of Washington) the compilation of all permanent laws now in force.
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Constitional Law
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the study of foundational or basic laws of nation states and other political organizations.
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Due Process
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The idea that laws and legal proceedings must be fair. The Constitution guarantees that the government cannot take away a person's basic rights to 'life, liberty or property, without due process of law.'
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Entrapment
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the act of a law enforcement agent in inducing a person to commit an offence which the person would not have, or was unlikely to have, otherwise committed
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Criminal Homicide
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intentionally, knowlingly, recklessly or negligently causes the death of another human being.
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Robbery
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theft/larceny of property or money through the offender's use of physical force or fear against a victim.
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Larceny Theft
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the taking of almost anything of value without the consent of the owner, with the intent to permanently deprive him or her of the value of the property taken.
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Natural Law
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a theory that posits the existence of a law whose content is set by nature and that therefore has validity everywhere
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Conspiracy
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an agreement between natural persons to break the law at some time in the future, and, in some cases, with at least one overt act in furtherance of that agreement.
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General Intent
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a mental plan to do that which is forbidden by the law
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Criminal Law
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A body of rules and statutes that defines conduct prohibited by the government because it threatens and harms public safety and welfare and that establishes punishment to be imposed for the commission of such acts.
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Common Law
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The ancient law of England based upon societal customs and recognized and enforced by the judgments and decrees of the courts. The general body of statutes and case law that governed England and the American colonies prior to the American Revolution.
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Mistake of Law
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A misconception that occurs when a person with complete knowledge of the facts reaches an erroneous conclusion as to their legal effect; an incorrect opinion or inference, arising from a flawed evaluation of the facts.
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Mala In Se
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Wrongs in themselves; acts morally wrong; offenses against conscience.
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Manslaughter
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The unjustifiable, inexcusable, and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation, and malice. The unlawful killing of a human being without any deliberation, which may be involuntary, in the commission of a lawful act without due caution and circumspection.
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Arson
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the malicious burning or exploding of the dwelling house of another, or the burning of a building within the curtilage, the immediate surrounding space, of the dwelling of another.
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Foricble Rape
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A criminal offense defined in most states as forcible sexual relations with a person against that person's will.
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Weeks v. US
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the United States Supreme Court held unanimously that the illegal seizure of items from a private residence constitutes a violation of the Fourth Amendment. It also set forth the exclusionary rule that prohibits admission of illegally obtained evidence in federal courts.
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Mens Rea
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As an element of criminal responsibility, a guilty mind; a guilty or wrongful purpose; a criminal intent. Guilty knowledge and wilfulness.
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Vicarious Liability
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legal doctrine that assigns liability for an injury to a person who did not cause the injury but who has a particular legal relationship to the person who did act negligently. It is also referred to as imputed NEGLIGENCE.
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Statutory Law
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Created, defined, or relating to a statute; required by statute; conforming to a statute.
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Case Law
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Legal principles enunciated and embodied in judicial decisions that are derived from the application of particular areas of law to the facts of individual cases.
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Mala Prohibita
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conduct that is prohibited by laws, although not inherently evil.
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Aggravated Assault
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A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he or she attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another or causes such injury purposely, knowingly, or recklessly under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life; or attempts to cause or purposely or knowingly causes bodily injury to another with a deadly weapon. In all jurisdictions statutes punish such aggravated assaults as assault with intent to murder (or rob or kill or rape) and assault with a dangerous (or deadly) weapon more severely than "simple" assaults.
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Burglary
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breaking and entering a building illegally for the purpose of committing a crime.
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Motor Vehicle Theft
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the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle, including an automobile, truck, bus, motorcycle, snowmobile, trailer or any other motorized vehicle.
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Booking
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The procedure by which law enforcement officials record facts about the arrest of and charges against a suspect such as the crime for which the arrest was made, together with information concerning the identification of the suspect and other pertinent facts.
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