Chapter 2: 1-24 vocab Flashcards
(24 cards)
Actus Reus
A guilty, measurable act including planning and conspiring; mental state
American Creed
The belief in individual freedom
Asset Forfeiture
The intent of the legislature was that asset forfeiture be remedial in nature and not a form of punishment
Authority
The ability to get others to do what you want without rewards and punishments
Bail
It is where a person is released after arrest and can remain at liberty until the next stage of the case
Bill of Rights
The first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Case Law
The collection of pass legal decisions written by courts and similar tribunals in the course of deciding cases
Civil Law
The system of law concerned with private relations between members of a community rather than criminal, military, or religious affairs
Civil Liberties
The state being subject only to laws established for the good the community
Civil Rights
Claims that citizens have the affirmative assistance of government
Code of Silence
Enough to justify a civil rights claim against a municipality
Common Law
The customary law set judges as disputes arose (England); law in force prior to and independent of legislation
Constitution
System of fundamental laws and principles that prescribes nature, functions and limits of a government or other body, the written instrument defining power, limitations and functions of the U.S. government and each state; basic instrument of government and Supreme law of the U.S
Constitution Law
Statues based on the federal or state constitutions
Corpus Delicti
The body of the crime itself- the distinctive elements that must exist for a particular crime to be proven
Crime
All behaviors and acts for which a society provides formally sanctioned punishments
Criminal Intent
Guilty mindset
Criminal Law
includes rules and procedures for investigating crimes and prosecuting criminals, regulations governing the constitution of courts and the conduct of trails and the administration of penal institution.
Custodial Interrogation
interrogation completed when a suspect connected to a crime is in custody
Double Jeopardy
being prosecuted twice for the same crime
Due process of Law
embodies the fundamental ideas of American Justice, expressed in the fifth and fourteenth amendments
Ecclesiastical Law
law of church
Elements of crime
the distinctive acts making up a specific crime; corpus delicti
Equal Protection
prohibits laws that are unreasonable and unfair, favors groups over others or discriminate against person
