| A | B |
|---|
| Crime | Punishable offense against society |
| Misdemeanor | less serious crime punishable by confinement in a county or city jail for less than one year. |
| Felony | Crime punishable by confinement for more than a year in a state prison or by a fine of more than $1000 or both, even death. |
| Larceny | Wrongful taking of the money or property belonging to someone else |
| Receiving Stolen Property | Knowingly receiving stolen property consists of either receiving or buying property known to be stolen, with the intent to deprive the rightful owner. |
| False Pretenses | Obtaining money or other property by lying about a past or existing fact. |
| Forgery | Falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another. |
| Bribery | Unlawfully offering or giving anything of value to influence performance of an official. |
| Extortion | Obtaining money or other property from a person by wrongful use of force, fear, or the power of office. |
| Conspiracy | An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime. |
| Arson | Willful and illegal burning of a building. |
| Defense | A legal position taken by an accused to defeat the charges against him or her. |
| Procedural defense | A defense based on problems with the way the evidence is obtained or the way the accused is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished. |
| Self-defense | Use of the force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death, serious bodily injury, rape or kidnapping. |
| Immunity | Freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged. |
| Punishment | Any penalty provided by law and imposed by a court. |
