Unit 3 - Deifnitions Flashcards
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Quasi Criminal Law
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An offence against certain provincial laws; not part of federal criminal law. Regulatory law not a criminal law.
2
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Criminal Code of Canada
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A statute containing the main criminal offences of Canada, the rules for prosecuting and appealing them, and the penalties that apply to each offence.
3
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Summary Conviction Offences
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A fairly minor criminal offence tried summarily, or immediately, without a preliminary hearing or a jury.
4
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Indictable Offences
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A severe criminal offence, for which the Crown proceeds by indictment, carries a corresponding severe penalty.
5
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Hybrid offence / dual procedure offence
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An offence that is punishable as an indictable or summary offence at the option of the Crown.
