| A | B |
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| Antitrust Laws | Laws Prohibiting business practices that interfere with free competition |
| Arson | The willful and illegal buring of a building |
| Assault | Placing another in fear of harmful or offensive touching |
| Bribery | Offering, giving, or receiving money to influence official action |
| Burglary | Illegally entering a building with the intent to commit a crime |
| Conspiracy | Agreement to commit a crime |
| Contempt of Court | Willful disrespect to a court or disobedience of its orders |
| Crime | A punishable offense against society |
| Criminal Act | Breach of duty; the specific conduct that violates the statute |
| Criminal Battery | The intentional causing of bodily harm to another person |
| Criminal Insanity | The mental state in which the accused does not know the difference between right and wrong. |
| Criminal Intent | The defendant's intention to commit the act and intention to do evil |
| Embezzlement | Fraudulent taking of money or other property entrusted to one's care. |
| Extortion | Obtaining property wrongfully by force, fear, or the power of office |
| False Pretenses | Obtaining property by lying |
| Felony | Serious crime punishable by death or imprisonment for more than one year |
| Forgery | Making or materially altering any writing, with intent to defraud |
| Immunity | Freedom from prosecution |
| Infraction | Minor misdemeanor punishable by a fine |
| Larceny | Wrongful taking of money or other personal property |
| Misdemeanor | Crime of a less serious nature punishable by fine and/or jail up to one year. |
| Perjury | Lying under oath |
| Plea Bargaining | Pleading guilty to a less serious crime |
| Procedural Defenses | Defenses based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished |
| Punishment | Penalty imposed for committing a crime |
| Receiving Stolen Property | Receiving or buying property know to be stolen, with intent to deprive the rightful owner of the property |
| Robbery | Taking of property by force from the person or presence of another |
| Self-Defense | Reasonable and lawful resistance to attack |
| Substantive Defenses | Defenses that disaprove, justify, or excuse the alleged crime |
| Vicarious Criminal Intent | Responsibility of a corporate officer for a crime committed by one of the corporation's employees |
| White-Collar Crimes | Nonviolent crinmes committed by respected persons or corporations |
