| A | B |
|---|
| sentence | Appropriate punishment for a crime |
| felony | Major crime punishable by imprisonment or death. |
| crime | An act against the public good |
| burglary | Breaking and entering of a dwelling at night to commit a felony |
| defendant | Person accused of a crime |
| murder | Unlawful killing of another human being with malice aforethought |
| prosecutor | Party that accuses a person of a crime |
| misdemeanor | Less serious crime with less severe penalty |
| robbery | Unlawful taking and carrying away personal property of another accompanied by violence |
| assault | The attempt to commit battery |
| felony murder rule | State that any killing occurring during a felony is murder |
| required state of mind | The two elements that define a crime are the criminal act and this |
| defense of family members | A father who uses force to save his child from an attacker may claim this |
| justifiable homicide | A police officer who kills a criminal in the line of dury or in self-defense may claim this |
| kidnapping | The removal or restraint of a person against that person's will |
| arson | The willful and malicious burning of a house or building |
| larceny | Shoplifting is a form of this |
| white collar crimes | Nonviolent business crimes such as bribery, forgery and computer crimes |
| petty offenses | A classification of lesser crimes in some states |
