| A | B |
|---|
| Crime | A punishable offense against society |
| Criminal act | The specific conduct that violates a statute |
| Embezzlement | The criminal conduct of taking another's property by a person to whom it has benn entrusted. |
| Vicarious criminal liability | Substituted criminal liability |
| Felony | A crime punishable by confinement for more than a year and/or fine of more than $1,000, or death |
| Perjury | Lying under oath |
| Misdemeanor | A less serious crime punishable by confinement for less than one year, fine, or both |
| Infraction | A lesser misdemeanor punishable only by fine |
| White-collar crime | Offenses committed in the business world that do not involve force. |
| Antitrust laws | Laws that say that competing companies may not cooperaate in fixing prices. |
| Robbery | Taking of property from a person against their will, by force or fear. |
| Burglary | Entering a building without permission intending to commit a crime. |
| False pretenses | Obtaining money or 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 power of office. |
| Conspiracy | An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime. |
| Arson | Willful and illegal burning of a building. |
