| A | B |
|---|
| Sources of Criminal Law | Canadian Criminal Code, Common law, Charter decisions |
| Accused | Individual charged with a crime |
| Crown Attorney | Prosecutor |
| Judicial interim release | Bail |
| Preliminary Inquiry | Hearing before trial of serious offence |
| Indictable offence | Most serious type of offence |
| Hybrid Offence | Dual-Procedure Offence |
| Summary offence | Less serious type of offence |
| Arraignment | Formal reading of charge to accused |
| Proof Beyond a Reasonable Doubt | Criminal standard of proof |
| Plea bargain | Agreement on a guilty plea between Crown and defence |
| Trier of fact | Jury (or judge sitting alone) |
| Trier of law | Judge |
| Supreme Court of Canada | Highest Appellate court |
| Acquittal | Finding of 'not guilty' |
| Innocence | Presumption of common law/Charter |
