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Crime U9 Flashcards

1
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a woman who killed her husbands

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black widow

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2
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kill someone famous

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assassination

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to have a court say you did or didn’t commit a crime

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to be found guilty / innocent

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to ask to go to a higher court for another trial

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to appeal a veredict

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5
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someone who says in court what they know or saw

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a witness

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to say that you commited a crime

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to make a confession

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7
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to say that the confession you made before wasn’t true

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to retract a confession

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8
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the lawyers who try to prove that someone is innocent

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the defence

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9
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the lawyers who try to prove that someone is guilty

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the prosecution

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10
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to give information in a court

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to give evidence

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11
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to not give information that is important in a trial

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to withhold evidence

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12
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to be told that you will spend the rest of your life in prison

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to be sentenced to life imprisonment

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13
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facts or information

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evidence or proof

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14
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group of people who give a veredict

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jury

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15
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a public officer appointed to decide cases in a law court

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judge

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16
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a decision on an issue in a civil or criminal case

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veredict

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17
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a type of crime that is not considered serious when compared with some other crimes

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minor or petty crime

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18
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crimes such as assassination, murder…

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major crime

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19
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a punishment imposed for breaking a law

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penalty

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20
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information received from other people which cannot be substantiated

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hearsay

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21
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coartada

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alibi

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22
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accused person

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defendant

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23
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a formal examination of evidence by a judge, typically before a jury, in order to decide guilt in a case of criminal or civil proceedings.

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trial

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24
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secuestro

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abduction or kidnapping

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25
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setting fire deliberately to someone else’s property

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arson

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26
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physical attack

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assault

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27
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break into a building intending to commit a crime

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burglary

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28
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physical maltreatment of a child

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child abuse

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29
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import illegal drugs

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drug trafficking

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30
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import humans

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human trafficking

31
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to kill a person

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homicide or murder

32
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to plan in advance how to kill someone

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attempted murder or premeditated murder

33
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to kill someone without malice

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manslaughter or unpremeditated murder

34
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to kill your own father

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patricide

35
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to kill thousands of people

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genocide

36
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the illegal movement of goods into or out of a country

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smuggling

37
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financially motivated non violent crimes made by workers

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white collar crimes

38
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mafia

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organized crimes

39
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to kill to prevent from suffering

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euthanasia

40
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to offer an item to influence someone’s action

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bribery

41
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to offer an item to influence someone’s action

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bribery

41
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to offer an item to influence someone’s action

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bribery

42
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to steal from someone’s pockets

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pickpocketing

43
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unlawfully seize a vehicle in transit and force it to go to a different destination or use it for one’s own purposes

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hijacking

44
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an individual or group who sells or supply’s controlled drugs/substance

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drug dealing

45
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an individual or group who sells or supply’s controlled drugs/substance

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drug dealing

46
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stealing from a shop

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shoplifting

47
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deliberate destruction of private property

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vandalism

48
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deliberate destruction of private property

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vandalism

49
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to drive while being drunk

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drunk driving

50
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to drive quickly through a red traffic

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running a red light

51
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to drive quickly through a red traffic

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running a red light

52
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to drive faster than allowed

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speeding

53
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a person has crossed a street where a crosswalk and/or traffic

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jay walking

54
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to force someone to have sex when they are unwilling

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rape

55
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the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims.

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terrorism

56
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any type of violence exercised against sons and daughters with the purpose of causing psychological damage to the mother

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vicarious violence

57
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a sum imposed as punishment for an offense

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fine

58
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unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison

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comunity service

58
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unpaid work, intended to be of social use, that an offender is required to do instead of going to prison

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comunity service

59
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the state of being kept as a prisoner in one’s own house, rather than in a prison

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house arrest

60
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state of being imprisoned

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imprisonment

61
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an order to be admitted to and detained in a specified hospital

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hospital order

62
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the offender must spend the rest of their life in prison

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life sentence

63
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punishment by execution

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death penalty - capital punishment - row

64
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take away a license

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to revoke a license

65
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your license or driving privilege will be taken away for a period of time

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to suspend a license

66
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to take someone’s belongings

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forfeiture

67
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restriction of children at home from going out

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to be grounded

68
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to stay in school after hours

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detention

69
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officially leave a school

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to be expelled or to expel

70
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to make a student copy the same sentence several times

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to give lines

71
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children are removed from their classroom and placed in a designated area

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isolation

72
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speaking angrily to someone because you disapprove of their behaviour

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scoulding

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