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  1. statutory
    relating to or created by regulations
  2. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  3. penal code
    the legal code governing crimes and their punishment
  4. codified
    enacted by a legislative body
  5. civil
    of or occurring between or among citizens of the state
  6. administrative
    responsible for managing the affairs of a group of people
  7. case
    an occurrence of something
  8. bench
    a long seat for more than one person
  9. jury
    a body of citizens sworn to give a verdict in a court of law
  10. judge
    an official who decides questions before a court
  11. police
    the force of policemen and officers
  12. procedural
    of or relating to processes
  13. criminal
    someone who has committed a punishable act
  14. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  15. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  16. felony
    a serious crime, such as murder or arson
  17. misdemeanor
    a crime less serious than a felony
  18. actus reus
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  19. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  20. treason
    a crime that undermines the offender's government
  21. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  22. offense
    a failure to show regard for others
  23. violation
    an act that disregards an agreement or a right
  24. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  25. mens rea
    criminal intent
  26. reckless
    marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences
  27. concurrence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
  28. strict
    rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
  29. liability
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
  30. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  31. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  32. harm
    any physical damage to the body caused by violence or accident or fracture etc.
  33. causation
    the act of making something happen
  34. legality
    lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a statute
  35. punishment
    the act of imposing a penalty
  36. intentionally
    with intention; in an intentional manner
  37. malice
    the desire to see others suffer
  38. death penalty
    putting a condemned person to death
  39. unlawful
    not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention
  40. murder
    unlawful premeditated killing of a human being
  41. rape
    the crime of forcing someone to submit to sexual intercourse
  42. prosecution
    legal proceedings against a defendant for criminal behavior
  43. prostitution
    offering sexual intercourse for pay
  44. corpus delicti
    the body of evidence that constitute the offence
  45. alibi
    proof that someone accused of a crime could not have done it
  46. charge
    assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to
  47. excuse
    a defense of some offensive behavior
  48. justification
    the act of defending or explaining by reasoning
  49. necessity
    the condition of being essential or indispensable
  50. consent
    give an affirmative reply to; respond favorably to
  51. defense
    the act of guarding someone or something against attack
  52. self-defense
    the act of defending yourself
  53. intent
    an anticipated outcome that guides your planned actions
  54. force
    influence that results in motion, stress, etc. when applied
  55. reasonable
    showing sound judgment
  56. duress
    compulsory force or threat
  57. intoxication
    the physiological state produced by a poison or other toxic substance
  58. unconsciousness
    a state lacking normal awareness of the self or environment
  59. provocation
    a means of arousing or stirring to action
  60. mistake
    a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or inattention
  61. insanity
    relatively permanent disorder of the mind
  62. impulse
    an impelling force or strength
  63. substantial
    real; having a material or factual existence
  64. diminished
    made to seem smaller or less, especially in worth
  65. rule
    prescribed guide for conduct or action
  66. incompetence
    lack of physical or intellectual ability or qualifications
  67. entrapment
    missing
  68. double jeopardy
    prosecution of the same crime twice
  69. trial
    the act of testing something
  70. fraud
    intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
  71. collateral
    accompanying; following as a consequence
  72. estoppel
    a rule blocking someone from denying their past actions or claims in court
  73. misconduct
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
Created on Wed Jul 13 12:32:45 EDT 2011

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