| A | B |
|---|
| Assault | attempt to commit a battery |
| vandalism | willful or malicious damage to property |
| crime | offense against the public at large |
| plaintiff | party that ACCUSES a person of crime |
| defendant | person that is ACCUSED of crime |
| embezzlement | wrongful taking of another's property by person who was ENTRUSTED with it |
| robbery | wrongful taking of & carrying away of property through use of violence or threats |
| shoplifting | act of stealing from a STORE |
| arson | malicious burning of property |
| manslaughter | killing another without malice aforethought |
| larceny | taking & carrying away personal property with intent to deprive owner |
| burglary | breaking into & entering of house or place to commit felony |
| felony | MAJOR crime punishable by prison/death |
| battery | unlawful touching that can invovle force |
| murder | killing another with malice aforethought |
| kidnapping | removal or restraining a person against their will |
| misdemeanor | less serious crime than a felony punishable by fine or jail |
| prosecutor | government attorney who presents case agaiinst the accused |
