| A | B |
|---|
| Burglary | entering a building without permission when intending to commit a crime |
| Vicarious liability | legal doctrine by which one party is held liable for the torts of another |
| Robbery | wrongful taking of another's property from his or her person or presence by threat of force of violence |
| Felony | crime punishable by more than one year in jail, a fi ne of more than $1,000, or both |
| Misdemeanor | crime punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of less than $1,000, or both |
| White-collar crime | crime typically committed in the workplace that does not involve violence or force nor does it cause injury to people or physical damage to property |
| Probable cause | a reasonable ground for belief |
| Substantive defense | defense that disproves, justifies, or otherwise excuses the alleged crime |
| Procedural defense | Defense based on problems with the way the case was handled |
| Contempt of court | action that hinders the administration of justice in court |
| Indictment | a written accusation which declares that there is sufficient evidence to try the identified individual for a specified crime |
| Arraignment | court proceeding during which the formal charges in the information or the indictment are read |
