EssentialsOFBusLaw_7

Question 1

Actus reus

Answer 1

The guilty act.

Question 2

Mens rea

Answer 2

A guilty state of mind.

Question 3

Affidavit

Answer 3

A written statement signed under oath.

Question 4

Arson

Answer 4

The malicious use of fire or explosives to damage or destroy real estate or personal property.

Question 5

Beyond a reasonable doubt

Answer 5

The very high burden of proof in a criminal trial, demanding much more evidence and certainty than required in a civil trial.

Question 6

Compliance program

Answer 6

A plan to prevent and detect criminal conduct at all levels of the company.

Question 7

Criminal law

Answer 7

Prohibits conduct threatening to the people and social stability.

Question 8

Criminal procedure

Answer 8

The process of investigating, interrogating, and trying a criminal defendant.

Question 9

Double Jeopardy

Answer 9

A criminal defendant may be prosecuted only once for a particular criminal offense.

Question 10

Due Process

Answer 10

Requires fundamental fairness at all stages of the case.

Question 11

Embezzlement

Answer 11

The fraudulent conversion of property already in the defendant’s possession.

Question 12

Federal Sentencing Guidelines

Answer 12

The detailed rules that judges must follow when sentencing defendants convicted of crimes in federal court.

Question 13

Felony

Answer 13

A serious crime, for which a defendant can be sentenced to one year or more in prison.

Question 14

Fraud

Answer 14

Deception used to obtain money or property.

Question 15

General deterrence

Answer 15

Is the goal of demonstrating to society generally that crime must be shunned.

Question 16

General intent

Answer 16

The defendant intended to do the prohibited physical action (the actus reus).

Question 17

Grand jury

Answer 17

A group of ordinary citizens that decided whether there is probable cause the defendant committed the crime and should be tried.

Question 18

Guilty

Answer 18

A court’s finding that a defendant has committed a crime.

Question 19

Indictment

Answer 19

The government’s formal charge that the defendant has committed a crime and must stand trial.

Question 20

Misdemeanor

Answer 20

A less serious crime, often punishable by less than a year in a county jail.

Question 21

Money laundering

Answer 21

Using the proceeds of criminal acts either to promote crime or conceal the source of the money.

Question 22

Motion to suppress

Answer 22

A request that the court exclude certain evidence because it was obtained in violation of the Constitution.

Question 23

Plea bargin

Answer 23

An agreement in which the defendant pleads guilty to a reduced charge, and the prosecution recommends to the judge a relatively lenient sentence.

Question 24

Probable cause

Answer 24

Means it is likely that evidence of crime will be found in the place to be searched.

Question 25

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO)

Answer 25

A powerful federal statute, originally aimed at organized crime, now used in many criminal prosecutions and civil lawsuits.

Question 26

Racketeering acts

Answer 26

Any of a long list of specified crimes, such as embezzlement, arson, mail, fraud, wire fraud, and so forth.

Question 27

Restitution

Answer 27

A court order that a guilty defendant reimburse the victim for the harm suffered.

Question 28

Retribution

Answer 28

Giving back to the criminal precisely what he deserves.

Question 29

Specific deterrence

Answer 29

Is intended to teach this defendant that crime carries a heavy price tag.