| A | B |
|---|
| Criminal Law | rules that define crimes & set punishments |
| Substantive Law | rules declaring what is criminal conduct & its penalty |
| Procedure Criminal Law | basic rules of practice in criminal justice system |
| Civil Law | law that is not criminal, includes torts |
| Torts | law of personal injury |
| Stare decisis | decisions of earlier cases sets standards for future cases |
| Mala in se | offenses that are from their own nature evil and immoral |
| Ex Post Facto Laws | acts made illegal at the moment they occur |
| Actus reus | illegal act or failure to act when required |
| Mens rea | having the intent to commit criminal act |
| Criminal Negligence | liability occurs due to person's carelessness |
| Strict Liability Crime | criminal violation not requiring intent |
| Excuse Defenses | defense when person's mental state prevents ability to form intent |
| Justification | defense to criminal act, claiming necessity |
| Decriminalization | redues penalty without legalizing criminal act |
| Penumbral Crimes | crimes not highly considered criminal, and not highly enforced |
| Stalking | willful, malicious following and harrassing |
| Obitiatry | assisted suicide |
