Criminal Law Word List

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  1. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  2. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  3. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  4. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  5. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  6. actus reus
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  7. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  8. mens rea
    criminal intent
  9. concurrence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
  10. ex post facto
    affecting things past
  11. hudud
    Islamic laws stating the limits ordained by Allah and including the deterrent punishments for serious crimes
  12. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  13. penal
    of or relating to punishment
  14. justification
    the act of defending or explaining by reasoning
  15. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  16. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
Created on Tue Jul 06 20:29:57 EDT 2010

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