| A | B |
|---|
| legal position that disproves, justifies an alleged crime | substantive defense |
| punishable offense against society | crime |
| willful and illegal burning of a building | arson |
| substituted criminal liability | vicarious liability |
| agreement between two or more people to commit a crime | conspiracy |
| falsely altering a document to defraud another | forgery |
| a less serious crime | misdemeanor |
| lying under oath | perjury |
| crime against a person | rape |
| white-collar crime | business-related |
| larceny | theft |
| contempt of court | hinders the administration of justice |
| immunity | freedom from prosecution even when one has committed the crime charged |
| punishable by confinement for more than a year in prison | felony |
| crime against property | embezzlement |
| crime against decency | bigamy |
| element of a crime | criminal intent |
| lesser misdemeanors | infractions |
| taking of property from another's person by force | robbery |
| entering a building without permission with the intent to commit a crime | burglary |
