Social Issues Flashcards
(34 cards)
Law
The system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
Rule
A prescribed guide for conduct or action
Regulation
An authoritative rule dealing with details or procedure
Fine
A sum imposed as punishment for an offense
Punishment
A penalty inflicted on an offender through judicial procedure
Criminal
one who has committed a crime
Robber
A person who has removed valuables without right from a place
Thief
one that steals especially stealthily or secretly
Larceny
the unlawful taking of personal property with intent to deprive the rightful owner of it permanently
Burglarly
The person who enters on a building with the intent to commit a crime
Arrest
to take or keep in custody by authority of law
Detain
to hold or keep in or as if in custody
Charge
to place the guilt or blame for
Extradition
the surrender of an alleged criminal usually under the provisions of a treaty or statute by one authority (such as a state) to another having jurisdiction to try the charge
Jail
a place of confinement for persons held in lawful custody
Prison
a place of confinement especially for lawbreakers
Prosecute
to institute and carry on a legal suit
Flee
to hurry toward a place of security
Undermine
to subvert or weaken insidiously or secretly
Bribe
money or favor given or promised in order to influence the judgment or conduct of a person in a position of trust
Pay off
the act or occasion of receiving money or material gain especially as compensation or as a bribe
Mug
to assault usually with intent to rob
Go down
to undergo defeat or failure
Rub out
to kill or murder
