| A | B |
|---|
| Crime | a punishable offense against society. |
| Vicarious criminal liability | could be held criminally liable for the deeds of someone other than yourself. |
| Felony | crime punishable for more than one year in a state institution |
| Misdemeanor | punishable for confinement for a year or less. |
| White-collar Crime | offenses committed in the business world. |
| Duty | Conform conduct to law's requirements |
| Breach of Duty | the specific conduct of the defendant that violates the law (statue) |
| Criminal Intent | The defendant intended to commit the act or omission |
| Larceny | the wrongful taking of money or personal property of someone else. |
| Robbery | taking of personal property against someone's will by force |
| Burgulary | entering a building without permission to commit a crime. |
| Receiving Stolen Property | buying or receiving property known to be stolen. |
| False Pretenses | obtains money or property by lying about an existing fact. |
| Forgery | falsely making or materially altering a writing to defraud another. |
| Bribery | offering money to influence an official's performance of his/her public duty. |
| Extortion | obtaining money or property by force, fear, or power of office. |
| Conspiracy | an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime. |
| Arson | the willful and illegal burning or exploding of a building. |
| Probable cause | a reasonable cause for belief |
| Defense | a legal position taken by an accused to defeat charges |
| Procedural defense | problem with the way evidence was obtained or a person arrested, tried or convicted |
| Substantive defense | disprove, justify or excused the alleged crime. |
| Self-defense | the use of force that appears to be necessary to the victim to prevent death, harm, rape or kidnapping. |
| Criminal insanity | the defendant appears to not know the difference between right and wrong. |
| Immunity | freedom from prosecution. |
| Contempt of court | action that hinders the administration of justice. |
| Punishment | purpose is not to remedy the wrong but to discipline the wrongdoer. |
| Plea bargain | plead guilty to a lessor crime in exchange for dropping a more serious crime. |
| Indictment | written accusation stating there is plenty of evidence to try an individual. |
| Arraignment | formal charges are read from the indictment in court |
| Preliminary hearing | evidence is presented to the court to determine if evidence is sufficient to hold the accused for trial. |
