criminal minds Crossword Puzzles
Texas Government 2022-02-24
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- the highest civil court in Texas; consists of nine justices and has final state appellate authority over civil cases.
- the presentation of a grievance by the plaintiff in a civil case.
- a trial held without a jury and before only a judge.
- courts that tend to hear less serious criminal cases than those heard by district courts; they usually hear civil cases that involve smaller economic claims than are heard by district courts.
- a civil wrong that causes harm to another; it is remedied by awarding economic damages to the injured party.
- the person in each of Texas's 254 counties who presides over the county commissioners' court, with responsibility for the administration of county government; some county judges carry out judicial responsibilities.
- jury that determines whether sufficient evidence is available to justify a trial; grand juries do not rule on the accused's guilt or innocence.
- a judicial reform under which judges would be nominated by a blue-ribbon committee, then be appointed by the governor and, after a brief period in office, run in a retention election.
- the branch of law that regulates the conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and specifies punishment for criminal acts.
- the courts that exist in some counties and that are presided over by county judges.
- the highest criminal court in Texas; consists of nine justices and has final state appellate authority over criminal cases.
- a minor criminal offense, usually punishable by a fine or a jail sentence.
- an election in which voters decide whether to keep an incumbent in office by voting "yes" or "no" to retain the incumbent and in which there is no opposing candidate.
- local trial courts with limited jurisdiction over small claims and very minor criminal misdemeanors.
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- local trial courts with limited jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances and very minor criminal misdemeanors.
- a serious criminal offense, punishable by a prison sentence or a fine; a capital felony is possibly punishable by death.
- a branch of law that deals with disputes, usually between private individuals over relationships, obligations, and responsibility.
- the legal standard in criminal cases that requires the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
- specialized courts whose jurisdiction is limited to probate and guardianship matters.
- the presentation of a defendant's defense against an allegation in a civil case.
- the standard of proof in a civil jury case, by which the plaintiff must show that the defendant is more likely than not the cause of the harm suffered by the plaintiff.
- a fee paid to the lawyer in a civil case that is contingent on winning the case.
- a regulation enacted by a city government in each of Texas's incorporated cities and towns.
- a method of voting where a voter checks a box by one of the political parties on the ballot, which casts his/her vote for every candidate on the ballot with that political party affiliation.
- negotiated agreement in a criminal case in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in return for the state's agreement to reduce the severity of the criminal charge or prison sentence the defendant is facing.
- usually part of district courts and focusing on trying to resolve the underlying problems such as mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, and prostitution that lead to recurring criminal behavior.
- the 14 intermediate-level appellate courts that hear appeals from district and county courts to determine whether the decisions of these lower courts followed legal principles and court procedures correctly.
- a criminal case in which the death penalty is a possible punishment.
- the major trial courts in Texas, which usually have general jurisdiction over a broad range of civil and criminal cases.
- a written statement issued by a grand jury that charges a suspect with a crime and states that a trial is warranted.
30 Clues: a trial held without a jury and before only a judge. • the presentation of a grievance by the plaintiff in a civil case. • a criminal case in which the death penalty is a possible punishment. • a minor criminal offense, usually punishable by a fine or a jail sentence. • the presentation of a defendant's defense against an allegation in a civil case. • ...
10 Stages of Criminal Justice Process 2023-11-17
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- 6th Stage of criminal justice process
- 9th Stage of criminal justice process
- 4th Stage of criminal justice process
- 8th Stage of criminal justice process
- 5th Stage of criminal justice process
- 10th Stage of criminal justice process
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- 3rd Stage of criminal justice process
- 2nd Stage of criminal justice process
- 1st Stage of criminal justice process
- 7th Stage of criminal justice process
10 Clues: 3rd Stage of criminal justice process • 6th Stage of criminal justice process • 2nd Stage of criminal justice process • 1st Stage of criminal justice process • 9th Stage of criminal justice process • 4th Stage of criminal justice process • 8th Stage of criminal justice process • 7th Stage of criminal justice process • 5th Stage of criminal justice process • ...
Crime Vocabulary 2023-12-21
Crime and Punishment 2019-11-05
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- To put other people off committing the same crime
- An Islamic law deemed to be harsh
- An illegal act
- Giving up or denying your religious faith
- That which is permitted
- To make a criminal a better person
- cutting off a limb
- To stop feeling anger towards someone who has done wrong
- Rules made by parliament that are enforced by laws and courts
- Bringing people back together
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- Those who have suffered a crime
- The proper administration of the law, everybody being treated fairly
- To protect society from a criminal
- Brotherhood in Islam
- Restoring to normal
- In the right relation to
- Taking revenge on a criminal
- Accepting payment for a crime so that the criminal does not go to prison
- That which is forbidden
19 Clues: An illegal act • cutting off a limb • Restoring to normal • Brotherhood in Islam • That which is permitted • That which is forbidden • In the right relation to • Taking revenge on a criminal • Bringing people back together • Those who have suffered a crime • An Islamic law deemed to be harsh • To protect society from a criminal • To make a criminal a better person • ...
Criminal Crosswords 2022-03-09
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- any decision, in addition to the verdict and determination, made by a judge or a court or a criminal prosecution body during the proceedings on materials or a criminal case
- procedural activity carried out by the defense party in order to refute suspicion or accusation or to mitigate the charge, to ensure the rights and interests of the suspect, the accused, the person who committed a socially dangerous act
- Proceedings on the materials and criminal case of crimes committed by foreign citizens and stateless persons are conducted on the territory of (which country) in accordance with the rules of the Criminal Procedure Code of the Republic of Belarus.
- production of preliminary investigation, inquiry in a criminal case
- a document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions, drawn up in accordance with the procedure
- the decision made by the court of first instance on the question of the guilt or innocence of the accused, on the application or non-application of punishment to him and on other issues to be resolved
- negotiations between the accused and the victim with the participation of a mediator in order to facilitate their reconciliation
- a prosecutor who supports the state prosecution and carries out other procedural activities when considering a criminal case by a court of first instance
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- a person to whom, by virtue of a law or agreement, the established right has been transferred directly from another person
- professional judge of any court, people's assessor
- the prosecutor's protest against the ruling of the court of first instance and the judge's ruling that have not entered into legal force
- written notification of a summons to the criminal prosecution body or to the court for the production of procedural actions
- forcible delivery of persons who failed to appear without valid reasons on a call to the body conducting the criminal process
- a written decision of the prosecutor or his deputy on the conduct of procedural actions
- complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force
- complaint against the ruling of the court of first instance and the decision of the judge, which have not entered into legal force
16 Clues: professional judge of any court, people's assessor • complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force • production of preliminary investigation, inquiry in a criminal case • a written decision of the prosecutor or his deputy on the conduct of procedural actions • ...
Super Minds 1 - Units 0 and 1 2025-01-25
10 Clues: You write on it • Sit at your ... • A number after 6 • A number before 6 • You need it for exercises • You need it to draw lines • You need it to erase a drawing • A Super Minds friend, a strong boy • You draw lines with it and can erase them • A Super Minds friend, she can be invisible
Moving Minds 2023-05-29
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- The maximum energy output of a wave
- The consumer that receives the least amount of the sun’s energy(Top of the food pyramid)
- the source of all energy in the ecosystem
- The hunter
- Meat-eater
- plant-water
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- Also known as “Thunderheads”;produces Lightning
- The hunter
- A type of perception(solid ice)
- The converter of Sun energy at the bottom of the food chain/pyramid
- Energy in motion
- Energy being stored
12 Clues: The hunter • The hunter • Meat-eater • plant-water • Energy in motion • Energy being stored • A type of perception(solid ice) • The maximum energy output of a wave • the source of all energy in the ecosystem • Also known as “Thunderheads”;produces Lightning • The converter of Sun energy at the bottom of the food chain/pyramid • ...
Bookish Minds 2025-05-10
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- A Community of women dedicated to fostering sisterhood in Ghana
- Ghana’s only booktique focused on female authors
- Playwright behind Hamlet and Macbeth
- Legal drama legend behind The Firm
- A genre of timeless literary works
- Author of the Alex Cross and Women's Murder Club series
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- Author of the Harry Potter series
- Nigerian feminist author of Half of a Yellow Sun
- Classic author of Oliver Twist
- Bond formed through books, laughter, and girlhood
- Ghanaian author of No roses for Sharon
11 Clues: Classic author of Oliver Twist • Author of the Harry Potter series • Legal drama legend behind The Firm • A genre of timeless literary works • Playwright behind Hamlet and Macbeth • Ghanaian author of No roses for Sharon • Nigerian feminist author of Half of a Yellow Sun • Ghana’s only booktique focused on female authors • Bond formed through books, laughter, and girlhood • ...
CRJS 181 Section 1 Review Puzzle 2013-07-06
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- An ideal that embraces all aspects of civilized life and that is linked to fundamental notions of fairness and to cultural beliefs about right and wrong
- The scientific study of the causes and prevention of crime and the rehabilitation and punishment of offenders
- Conduct in violation of the criminal laws of a state, the federal government, or a local jurisdiction, for which there is no legally acceptable justification or excuse
- The body of law originating from usage and custom rather than from written statutes
- The philosophy of law
- inclusive measure of the UCR Program’s violent and property crime categories
- One who seeks to protect personal freedoms within the process of criminal justice.
- A criminal justice perspective that emphasizes individual rights at all stages of justice system processing.
- A traditional measure of investigative effectiveness that compares the number of crimes reported or discovered to the number of crimes solved through arrest or other means
- The use of sanctions and rewards within a group to influence and shape the behavior of individual members of that group.
- Crime that is not reported to the police and that remains unknown to officials.
- The existence within one society of diverse groups that maintain unique cultural identities while frequently accepting and participating in the larger society’s legal and political systems
- Advocate One who believes that under certain circumstances involving a criminal threat to public safety, the interests of society should take precedence over individual rights.
- An act in violation of the law
- A rule of conduct
- A criminal justice perspective that assumes that the system’s components function primarily to serve their own interests.
- Liability without fault or intention
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- The state of mind that accompanies a criminal act
- The principle of fairness
- Crime-fighting strategies that have been scientifically tested and are based on social science research.
- An offense not yet completed
- A criminal justice perspective that assumes that the system’s components work together harmoniously to achieve the social product we call justice.
- Malicious computer programs
- The facts surrounding an event
- A criminal justice perspective that emphasizes the efficient arrest and conviction of criminal offenders.
- The body of judicial precedent
- Written or codified laws
27 Clues: A rule of conduct • The philosophy of law • Written or codified laws • The principle of fairness • Malicious computer programs • An offense not yet completed • The facts surrounding an event • The body of judicial precedent • An act in violation of the law • Liability without fault or intention • The state of mind that accompanies a criminal act • ...
Super Actions 2024-03-19
14 Clues: voir • voler • aider • couper • porter • lancer • grimper • creuser • voyager • marcher • protéger • entendre • lire les pensées = read people's... • (se)transformer en = ........ (people) into …
Chapter 6B Vocab 2024-04-05
21 Clues: role • love • thief • alien • crime • to rob • critic • to kill • to rent • failure • violence • criminal • to arrest • detective • movie star • to capture • leading man • I have seen • to be about • to recommend • to fall in love with
Sea of Trolls Crossword Puzzle 2015-02-26
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- What creature can read minds?
- Which of Olaf's wives are different?
- What is King Ivar'r boat called?
- What did jack name the crow?
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- The Holy Isle was burned by who?
- What kind of ship has 12- oars?
- Lucy's _____ escaped.
- what don't berserkers have that help them defeat trolls?
- Fame never _____.
- Who is the god of dirty tricks?
10 Clues: Fame never _____. • Lucy's _____ escaped. • What did jack name the crow? • What creature can read minds? • What kind of ship has 12- oars? • Who is the god of dirty tricks? • The Holy Isle was burned by who? • What is King Ivar'r boat called? • Which of Olaf's wives are different? • what don't berserkers have that help them defeat trolls?
Chapter 6B 2024-04-05
20 Clues: love • seen • crime • alien • to rent • failure • to kill • thief(f) • criminal • thief(m) • detective • critic(f) • to arrest • critic(m) • movie star • to capture • leading man • to fascinate • to be in love with • to fall in love with
Put Vocabulary In Spanish 2023-01-26
25 Clues: rob • hero • flood • storm • writer • author • police • editor • robber • change • victim • comment • reporter • eruption • collapse • criminal • hurricane • detective • scientist • interview • journalist • earthquake • photographer • hero (feminine) • television viewer
Keeper of the lost cities 2022-12-22
20 Clues: Imp • Minds • Cognate • Vanisher • Emotions • Evil mom • Bad guys • Technopath • Human sister • can disappear • Fitz's parent • Adopted mother • Sophie's house • plan for Keefe • Adopted father • Powerful empath • Marshmallow cake • Sophie body guard • Lots of identity s • leader of team valiant
BUSINESS LAW 2022-09-30
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- set of principles or rules
- every country has the right to make its own laws about it is people,government and territory
- branch of government that clarifies laws
- branch of government creates laws
- Athing or things that are owned by somebody
- The group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
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- An offense (socially dangerous act), the Commission of which entails the application of criminal liability measures to a person
- supreme….,constitutional….,civil….
- Normative legal act of higher legal force of the state
- any meeting of the minds resulting in mutual assent to do or refrain from doing something
- A person who is trained and qualified to advise people about the law and to represent them in court, and to write legal documents-lawyer
- a contract that has the necessary elements and thus can be enforceable
- without which document it is impossible to do business if it is associated with a potential threat to the security of people, the state and the environment
- what citizens and owners of enterprises must pay to the state on the basis of special legislation
14 Clues: set of principles or rules • branch of government creates laws • supreme….,constitutional….,civil…. • branch of government that clarifies laws • Athing or things that are owned by somebody • Normative legal act of higher legal force of the state • a contract that has the necessary elements and thus can be enforceable • ...
Criminal Cases 2013-03-27
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- process The process you go through in court
- Being innocent
- law A system of law
- The grand jury charges you with a crime
- Warrant The 4th amendment
- jeopardy Cannot be charged for the same crime twice
- Trying to decieve someone financially
- Calling someone in court
- Legal proceedings
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- Example: Graphitti
- Committing a major crime
- Jury A jury who cannot decide who is guilty
- Committing a minor crime
- Someone who is accused
- Jury A large group who investigates cases in court
- Bargain Defendant who agrees to plea guilty for lesser charge
16 Clues: Being innocent • Legal proceedings • Example: Graphitti • law A system of law • Someone who is accused • Committing a major crime • Committing a minor crime • Calling someone in court • Warrant The 4th amendment • Trying to decieve someone financially • The grand jury charges you with a crime • process The process you go through in court • Jury A jury who cannot decide who is guilty • ...
Criminal Crossword 2022-03-09
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- obtaining from the interrogated information known to him that falls under the definition of the subject of proof
- a person who is not interested in the outcome of a criminal case, who has special knowledge in science, technology, art, craft and other fields of activity
- isolation completely or at a certain time of the suspect
- deposit or transfer of funds to the court
- collection, verification and evaluation of evidence in order to establish the circumstances relevant to the lawful, reasonable and fair resolution of the criminal case
- examination of the scene of the accident, the corpse, the terrain, the premises
- bringing a person to a criminal prosecution body
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- it is assigned in cases when special knowledge is needed during the conduct of an inquiry, preliminary investigation
- voluntary communication of a person about a crime committed by him
- persons who carry out the functions of prosecution or defense in criminal proceedings on an adversarial basis
- Chief Judicial representative of the Prosecution
- an order obliging the parties to refrain from performing certain actions
- disagreement with the verdict
- that the information provided by the suspect orally or in writing during the interrogation conducted at the preliminary investigation or inquiry
- any factual data obtained in accordance with the procedure provided for by law, on the basis of which the body conducting the criminal process
- This is the decision of the court (judge) on the guilt or innocence of the defendant
16 Clues: disagreement with the verdict • deposit or transfer of funds to the court • Chief Judicial representative of the Prosecution • bringing a person to a criminal prosecution body • isolation completely or at a certain time of the suspect • voluntary communication of a person about a crime committed by him • ...
vocabulario criminal 2023-01-04
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- Ya no tenía hambre y botar mi comida
- al caminar piso el piso de cemento
- Encontramos una sustancia roja sobre la mesa.
- en una casa tenemos mas de 3 pisos
- una enfermedad combatida con antibióticos
- Uso papel de aluminio para cubrir mi comida.
- me quemo la mano en el fuego
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- La copa está hecha de vidrio transparente.
- El granizo dañó la cosecha.
- El agua purificada es buena para beber.
- la casa desapareció después del tornado
- un tipo de metal
- La selva amazónica es la más grande del mundo.
- es de color gris y viene de cuando quemas algo
- salvé a un gato de un árbol
- agua en una línea, pero es más pequeña que un océano
16 Clues: un tipo de metal • El granizo dañó la cosecha. • salvé a un gato de un árbol • me quemo la mano en el fuego • al caminar piso el piso de cemento • en una casa tenemos mas de 3 pisos • Ya no tenía hambre y botar mi comida • El agua purificada es buena para beber. • la casa desapareció después del tornado • una enfermedad combatida con antibióticos • ...
2019-SOC1200 Chapter 11 – Social control, deviance, and crime 2019-08-19
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- A crime classification based on less serious criminal offences that are punishable by a maximum of six months in prison or (and) a fine of not more than $5,000.
- The academic discipline that focuses on the study of crime and those labelled as criminals.
- Criminal acts committed using computer technology.
- A form of crime carried out by organizations or by knowledgeable employees in the course of their employment.
- (two words) A theory that addresses the relationship between having socially acceptable goals and having socially acceptable means to reach those goals.
- (two words) Actions intended to prevent, correct, punish, or cure people, behaviours, and characteristics that are perceived as unacceptable.
- Researchers who specialize in the study of criminal behaviour.
- A type of criminal offence that involve physical harm to another person.
- A system that has the authority to make decisions based on criminal law.
- (two words) The goals that we are supposed to aspire to in contemporary society.
- (three words) The volume of crimes multiplied by their severity.
- The assumption that punishment can be used to prevent crime.
- (two words) The number of criminal incidents reported to the police divided by the population.
- A crime classification based on more serious criminal offences with penalties that vary but could result in life imprisonment.
- (two words) An approach to justice emphasizing healing and reparation of harm.
- In Canada, the majority of criminal code offences fall under this classification.
- (two words) Monitoring our own behaviours in order to prevent being considered deviant.
- The process by which individuals are excluded because of particular behaviours or characteristics.
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- A movement calling for the dismantling of the criminal justice system.
- (two words) A form of crime involving the misappropriation of financial resources.
- A morally justified consequence.
- (two words) A violation of norms that does not result in any long-term effects on the individual’s image or interactions with others.
- (two words) A change in a person’s self-concept and behaviour after his or her actions are labelled as deviant by members of society.
- A type of criminal offence that is based on economic offences directed at someone’s property rather than someone’s physical person.
- (two words) The socially accepted ways of attaining wealth, power, and prestige.
- A form of crime involving two or more persons consorting together on a continual basis to participate in illegal activities, either directly or indirectly, for gain.
- An independent body with authority to conduct thorough, impartial, independent investigations and to make recommendations to government organizations with respect to the problems of citizens.
- A person, behaviour, or characteristic perceived as unacceptable.
- (three words) The social institution responsible for the apprehension, prosecution, and punishment of criminal offenders.
- (two words) A theory that states social control is directly affected by the strength of social bonds and that deviance results from a feeling of disconnection from society.
- Any behaviour that violates criminal law.
31 Clues: A morally justified consequence. • Any behaviour that violates criminal law. • Criminal acts committed using computer technology. • The assumption that punishment can be used to prevent crime. • Researchers who specialize in the study of criminal behaviour. • (three words) The volume of crimes multiplied by their severity. • ...
Changing Minds 2013-02-28
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- / Dominated psychology for the first half of the twentieth century
- / Habits and customs
- / Language intelligence
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- / Material Incentives
- / Cooperating skills
- / 80-20 principal
- / Intelligence that cannot be ignored
- / 80%
- / Intuition or emotion
- / Forced psychology to speak of the mind
- / These people have bodily-kinesthetic intelligence
11 Clues: / 80% • / 80-20 principal • / Cooperating skills • / Habits and customs • / Material Incentives • / Intuition or emotion • / Language intelligence • / Intelligence that cannot be ignored • / Forced psychology to speak of the mind • / These people have bodily-kinesthetic intelligence • / Dominated psychology for the first half of the twentieth century
American Women 2023-03-20
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- She was an american abolitionist who wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin
- she is referred to as the "princess of pop" and was popular in the 90's and 2000's
- She was an american activist who refused to give up her seat on the bus
- she played Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds
- she is married to previous US president Barack Obama
- She was an escaped slave and she was known as the "Moses of her people"
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- she played Scarlet Witch in Doctor Strange Multiverse of Madness
- She sang the popular song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
- She led the prison and asylum reform movement in the early 1800's
- who wrote the novel sense and sensibility in 1811
- Popular in the 70's and 80's, one of her hit songs was "Edge of Seventeen"
- This singer won eleven grammys and her album "Midnights" was the biggest album of 2022
- She delivered the speech "Ain't I a Woman"
- She was married to Martin Luther King Jr. from 1953 up until his assassination
- she played Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2
- she played Wednesday Addams in 2022
16 Clues: she played Wednesday Addams in 2022 • She delivered the speech "Ain't I a Woman" • she played Penelope Garcia on Criminal Minds • She sang the popular song "I Love Rock 'n' Roll" • who wrote the novel sense and sensibility in 1811 • she is married to previous US president Barack Obama • she played Gwen Stacy in The Amazing Spider-Man 1 and 2 • ...
vocabulary page 72 2024-04-17
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- a person who do robberys and catch objects that aren't them.
- when you know who make the robbery.
- when you walk on something like sand or ground you can see your foot drawing .
- when you look at something to know more details about a crime.
- when you run towards a person.
- what a criminal do.
- when a police-man take a criminal.
- a criminal use it to make bad things and to do a robbery.
- when you touch something you can see your draw that you have in your finger in the object that you touched.
- the police catch somebody
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- Where criminals go.
- Look for something.
- who protects people for criminals.
- when people catch things taht aren't them.
- Person who stand in the place where investigate crimes.
- something that you can see and it is a clue.
- a person who looks for something.
- when a criminal kill anyone.
18 Clues: Where criminals go. • Look for something. • what a criminal do. • the police catch somebody • when a criminal kill anyone. • when you run towards a person. • who protects people for criminals. • a person who looks for something. • when a police-man take a criminal. • when you know who make the robbery. • when people catch things taht aren't them. • ...
2 - Direito Processual Penal 2020-12-18
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- A ??? penal é descontar o período em que a pessoa estava presa provisoriamente da pena na qual esta foi condenada posteriormente
- Após a ??? da pena poderá ser requerida a revisão criminal
- Poderá ser solicitada a revisão criminal das decisões proferidas pelo tribunal do ???
- É considerado flagrante ??? não só aquele que está cometendo a infração penal como também aquele que acaba de cometê-la
- A prisão ??? só pode ser decretada pelo juiz
- A prisão em ???? - qualquer do povo pode prender quem esteja em flagrante delito
- A ??? criminal é um instituto que possibilita ao condenado fazer o pedido de uma nova apreciação de seu processo
- Na revisão criminal, o tribunal poderá ??? o processo
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- Na revisão criminal, o tribunal poderá ??? a pena sem agravá-la
- A condução ???? para interrogatório não foi recepcionada pela Constituição de 1988, pois apresenta restrição à liberdade de locomoção e viola a presunção de não culpabilidade
- A detração da pena é o mesmo que ???
- Na revisão criminal, o tribunal poderá ??? o réu
- Na revisão criminal, o tribunal poderá alterar a classificação da ????
- A revisão criminal será sempre requerida pelo ???
- Nos casos de leis ??? há exceção. Recorre-se ao disposto no CP - aplicando-se a lei mais benéfica para o réu (a lei penal não retroagirá, salvo para beneficiar o réu)
15 Clues: A detração da pena é o mesmo que ??? • A prisão ??? só pode ser decretada pelo juiz • Na revisão criminal, o tribunal poderá ??? o réu • A revisão criminal será sempre requerida pelo ??? • Na revisão criminal, o tribunal poderá ??? o processo • Após a ??? da pena poderá ser requerida a revisão criminal • ...
Criminal Justice - Words To Study 2022-08-23
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- jury that will consider a case fairly, without favoring or discriminating against anyone
- any search of a person or property without a search warrant from a judge
- another phrase for death penalty
- more serious than a misdemeanor
- intentional act of swearing a false oath or falsifying an affirmation to tell the truth
- an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed
- proof that must be exceeded to secure a guilty verdict in a criminal case in a court of law
- final step in criminal prosecution, where the court orders the guilty party’s penalty
- an inconclusive trial, or one in which the jury cannot agree on a verdict
- when the defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a more lenient sentence or agreement to drop other charges
- a writ ordering a person to attend a court
- a hearing. formal reading of criminal charging
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- law that prohibits use of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial
- less serious than a felony
- when the person has a specific intent to kill or inflict great bodily harm
- killing of a human being in which the offender acted during the heat of the moment under circumstances that would cause a reasonable person to become emotionally or mentally disturbed to a point that they cannot control themselves
- unintentional killing that results either from recklessness or criminal negligence
- detaining of an accused person in a criminal case before the trial has taken place
- requires that officers have a reason to suspect criminal activity before detaining someone
- the right to have an attorney defend him or her at trial
20 Clues: less serious than a felony • more serious than a misdemeanor • another phrase for death penalty • a writ ordering a person to attend a court • a hearing. formal reading of criminal charging • the right to have an attorney defend him or her at trial • an application to a higher court for a decision to be reversed • ...
evidence 2015-01-11
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- ____________can arrest on a " Found Committing " indictable offence
- Under the trespass to property act a security can only
- Anything seized as a result of a Charter Violation is called _________ evidence
- A Security guard can make an arrest when he finds someone committing a _______ offence
- Evidence that relates to a series of facts other than the particular fact sought to be proved is called ______ evidence
- A person who lies on the stand is committing
- A witness giving testimony is giving _________ evidence
- An expert witness can give ________ evidence
- Real evidence is_________ evidence.
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- Is a Security guard a peace officer?
- A Security guard who uses excessive force is committing
- The criminal code is a _____________ Act
- A Fingerprint is ____________evidence
- A serious criminal offence
- The lowest criminal court is called ________ court
- Evidence of prior bad acts by the accused is called_______ evidence
- Every person who is acting as a security guard shall carry his/her___________
- A minor criminal offence
- An NSF cheque is ________ evidence
- Security guards keep make entries during a shift in a
- A gun is considered __________ evidence
- An offence which has the option of being summary or indictable
22 Clues: A minor criminal offence • A serious criminal offence • An NSF cheque is ________ evidence • Real evidence is_________ evidence. • Is a Security guard a peace officer? • A Fingerprint is ____________evidence • A gun is considered __________ evidence • The criminal code is a _____________ Act • A person who lies on the stand is committing • ...
vocabulary p72 2024-04-17
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- the place where are the criminals
- gun than criminal uses
- the act of stealing
- person that investigate the crime
- When the take the criminalbthey arrest him to police station
- see what has happened
- the find out the information of the crime
- person comics crimes
- Chase someone
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- is the tip of the finger
- officer person arrest criminal
- guard a person than prevent the crime
- act of killiying someone
- the information they have of the crime
- a person who discovered the criminal or take the criminal
- get something whit a lot permision
- act of solving the crime
17 Clues: Chase someone • the act of stealing • person comics crimes • see what has happened • gun than criminal uses • is the tip of the finger • act of killiying someone • act of solving the crime • officer person arrest criminal • the place where are the criminals • person that investigate the crime • get something whit a lot permision • the information they have of the crime • ...
Lincoln's Grave Robbers Vocabulary Crossword Puzzle 2022-10-31
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- body snatchers
- hired wagon, similar to an Uber today
- criminals who dug up bodies and sold them
- graveyard
- criminal who passes counterfeit money in stores and banks
- undercover informant for the police
- skilled safe cracker
- to frame someone
- dead
- criminal plan
- phoney, counterfeit money
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- technique used by counterfeiters to spend fake money without being caught
- goodtimes, making easy money
- criminal, usually a teenager who carried counterfeit money for a shover
- money, especially if used illegally
- pistol, gun
- to fight
- messed-up, gone wrong
- follow secretly
- counterfeit money
- arrest
21 Clues: dead • arrest • to fight • graveyard • pistol, gun • criminal plan • body snatchers • follow secretly • to frame someone • counterfeit money • skilled safe cracker • messed-up, gone wrong • phoney, counterfeit money • goodtimes, making easy money • money, especially if used illegally • undercover informant for the police • hired wagon, similar to an Uber today • ...
Texas Government 2025-05-09
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- the highest civil court in Texas; consists of nine justices and has final state appellate authority over civil cases.
- the presentation of a grievance by the plaintiff in a civil case.
- a trial held without a jury and before only a judge.
- courts that tend to hear less serious criminal cases than those heard by district courts; they usually hear civil cases that involve smaller economic claims than are heard by district courts.
- a civil wrong that causes harm to another; it is remedied by awarding economic damages to the injured party.
- the person in each of Texas's 254 counties who presides over the county commissioners' court, with responsibility for the administration of county government; some county judges carry out judicial responsibilities.
- jury that determines whether sufficient evidence is available to justify a trial; grand juries do not rule on the accused's guilt or innocence.
- a judicial reform under which judges would be nominated by a blue-ribbon committee, then be appointed by the governor and, after a brief period in office, run in a retention election.
- the branch of law that regulates the conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and specifies punishment for criminal acts.
- the courts that exist in some counties and that are presided over by county judges.
- the highest criminal court in Texas; consists of nine justices and has final state appellate authority over criminal cases.
- a minor criminal offense, usually punishable by a fine or a jail sentence.
- an election in which voters decide whether to keep an incumbent in office by voting "yes" or "no" to retain the incumbent and in which there is no opposing candidate.
- local trial courts with limited jurisdiction over small claims and very minor criminal misdemeanors.
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- local trial courts with limited jurisdiction over violations of city ordinances and very minor criminal misdemeanors.
- a serious criminal offense, punishable by a prison sentence or a fine; a capital felony is possibly punishable by death.
- a branch of law that deals with disputes, usually between private individuals over relationships, obligations, and responsibility.
- the legal standard in criminal cases that requires the prosecution to prove guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
- specialized courts whose jurisdiction is limited to probate and guardianship matters.
- the presentation of a defendant's defense against an allegation in a civil case.
- the standard of proof in a civil jury case, by which the plaintiff must show that the defendant is more likely than not the cause of the harm suffered by the plaintiff.
- a fee paid to the lawyer in a civil case that is contingent on winning the case.
- a regulation enacted by a city government in each of Texas's incorporated cities and towns.
- a method of voting where a voter checks a box by one of the political parties on the ballot, which casts his/her vote for every candidate on the ballot with that political party affiliation.
- negotiated agreement in a criminal case in which a defendant agrees to plead guilty in return for the state's agreement to reduce the severity of the criminal charge or prison sentence the defendant is facing.
- usually part of district courts and focusing on trying to resolve the underlying problems such as mental health, alcohol and drug abuse, and prostitution that lead to recurring criminal behavior.
- the 14 intermediate-level appellate courts that hear appeals from district and county courts to determine whether the decisions of these lower courts followed legal principles and court procedures correctly.
- a criminal case in which the death penalty is a possible punishment.
- the major trial courts in Texas, which usually have general jurisdiction over a broad range of civil and criminal cases.
- a written statement issued by a grand jury that charges a suspect with a crime and states that a trial is warranted.
30 Clues: a trial held without a jury and before only a judge. • the presentation of a grievance by the plaintiff in a civil case. • a criminal case in which the death penalty is a possible punishment. • a minor criminal offense, usually punishable by a fine or a jail sentence. • the presentation of a defendant's defense against an allegation in a civil case. • ...
law 2022-10-04
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- without which document it is impossible to do business if it is associated with a potential threat to the security of people, the state and the environment
- set of principles or rules
- every country has the right to make its own laws about it is people,government and territory
- branch of government that clarifies laws
- An offense (socially dangerous act), the Commission of which entails the application of criminal liability measures to a person
- what citizens and owners of enterprises must pay to the state on the basis of special legislation
- supreme….,constitutional,civil
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- a contract that has the necessary elements and thus can be enforceable
- any meeting of the minds resulting in mutual assent to do or refrain from doing something
- The group of people who are responsible for controlling a country or a state
- A person who is trained and qualified to advise people about the law and to represent them in court, and to write legal documents-lawyer
- branch of government creates laws
- Athing or things that are owned by somebody
- Normative legal act of higher legal force of the state
14 Clues: set of principles or rules • supreme….,constitutional,civil • branch of government creates laws • branch of government that clarifies laws • Athing or things that are owned by somebody • Normative legal act of higher legal force of the state • a contract that has the necessary elements and thus can be enforceable • ...
vocabulary p72 2024-04-17
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- A person who investigates and solves crimes
- It is when one person kills another
- Act of solving the crime
- officer Persona that arrest the criminals
- Traces found in crime
- Find out the information of the crime
- When the take the criminal they arrest him to police station
- Place where criminals go
- gun the criminals and polices officers uses
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- A person who discovered the criminal that take the criminal
- A person who has commited the crime
- Get something whitout permision
- guard A person that prevent the crime
- The information they have of the crime
- Chase someone
- The act of stealing
- See what has happened
17 Clues: Chase someone • The act of stealing • Traces found in crime • See what has happened • Act of solving the crime • Place where criminals go • Get something whitout permision • A person who has commited the crime • It is when one person kills another • guard A person that prevent the crime • Find out the information of the crime • The information they have of the crime • ...
Criminal Crossword 2022-03-09
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- An official authorized to conduct a preliminary investigation in a criminal case, as well as other powers stipulated by the Code
- Investigative and judicial actions aimed at obtaining oral information about the circumstances of the case
- Short-term imprisonment of a suspected offender
- A person with a university degree in law and a license to provide legal assistance to citizens and protect their rights and legitimate interests
- Information given orally or in writing at the interrogation
- An allegation that a particular person has committed a certain socially dangerous act provided for by criminal law
- Relation of a particular criminal case to the competence of a particular court
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- Documents and items forming part of pre-trial or court proceedings or submitted for attachment
- Written notice of call to the body of criminal prosecution or the court for procedural actions
- The person who committed the crime
- A document recording the course of events
- A person detained on suspicion of committing a crime
- A person who may be aware of any circumstances to be established in the case
- A person not interested in the outcome of a criminal case who has special knowledge in science, technology, arts, crafts and other fields of activity, summoned by the body conducting the criminal proceedings to participate and assist in the conduct of investigative actions
- A request made to the body conducting the criminal proceedings
15 Clues: The person who committed the crime • A document recording the course of events • Short-term imprisonment of a suspected offender • A person detained on suspicion of committing a crime • Information given orally or in writing at the interrogation • A request made to the body conducting the criminal proceedings • ...
Criminal - #1 2015-07-28
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- An offence for which the Criminal Code permits the Crown to elect whether to proceed by indictment or by way of summary conviction.
- The legal document setting out the allegations against the accused.
- A culpable homicide that doe snot fall under murder or infanticide.
- A principle of sentencing directed at discouraging an offender from reoffending.
- The sworn legal document that formally starts the prosecution of the accused.
- A court order requiring an accused to appear in court.
- A sentence whereby there is no conviction registered against the accused, even though the charge was proven.
- An agreement between two or more people to carry out a criminal offence.
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- The hearing prior to the trial of an indictable offence.
- A state of mind that pays no regard to the possible injurious consequences of an act.
- The kind of discharge you are granted where you are a first time offender.
- A type of plea.
- To encourage, incite, or set another on to commit a crime.
- A more serious offence in the Criminal Code.
- Where two or more governments have jurisdiction over the same subject matter.
15 Clues: A type of plea. • A more serious offence in the Criminal Code. • A court order requiring an accused to appear in court. • The hearing prior to the trial of an indictable offence. • To encourage, incite, or set another on to commit a crime. • The legal document setting out the allegations against the accused. • ...
CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2024-08-19
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- - An act punishable by law.
- - Money paid for the temporary release of an accused person.
- - The punishment assigned to a defendant found guilty by a court.
- - A professional who practices law, representing clients in legal matters.
- - A legal document authorizing a police officer to make an arrest or search.
- - The release of a prisoner before the end of their sentence, under supervision.
- - Information used to support a claim or argument in a legal case.
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- - The killing of one person by another.
- - A less serious crime, typically punishable by fines or less than a year in jail.
- - The verdict when someone is found responsible for a crime.
- - The person accused of a crime in a court case.
- - A serious crime, usually punishable by more than a year in prison.
- - A group of people sworn to render a verdict in a legal case.
- - A period of supervision over an offender, instead of serving time in prison.
- - The act of taking someone into legal custody.
15 Clues: - An act punishable by law. • - The killing of one person by another. • - The act of taking someone into legal custody. • - The person accused of a crime in a court case. • - The verdict when someone is found responsible for a crime. • - Money paid for the temporary release of an accused person. • - A group of people sworn to render a verdict in a legal case. • ...
Criminal Trials 2025-05-06
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- A person who provides testimony during the trial
- Type of lawyer who represents the accused
- The initial court appearance where the accused is informed of the charges and asked to plead guilty or not guilty
- The facts, documents, and testimony presented to the court
- Another word for Crown attorney
- The process of asking a higher court to review the decision of the lower court
- Maintains security in the courtroom
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- A member of a jury
- The legal consequence imposed by a judge
- The decision made by the jury or judge
- A financial penalty imposed on the offender
- The person who is charged with a crime
- The offender is supervised in the community under specific conditions
- "Your honour"
- An accused person is released from custody while awaiting trial
15 Clues: "Your honour" • A member of a jury • Another word for Crown attorney • Maintains security in the courtroom • The decision made by the jury or judge • The person who is charged with a crime • The legal consequence imposed by a judge • Type of lawyer who represents the accused • A financial penalty imposed on the offender • A person who provides testimony during the trial • ...
Criminal Trials 2025-09-05
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- The decision reached by a jury or judge in a trial, determining the outcome of the case.
- The process of taking legal action or resolving disputes through the court system.
- The process of selecting jurors through questioning by attorneys or the judge.
- A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act.
- A formal court proceeding where a defendant is informed of the charges and enters a plea.
- a phase in court proceedings where both parties gather and exchange evidence to prepare for trial.
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- a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged:
- engage in long and careful consideration:
- a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof:
- Latin for “you shall have the body,” a legal action challenging the legality of a person’s detention or imprisonment.
- A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime.
- The formal legal process where evidence is presented and a verdict is reached.
- a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
- The court’s final determination of the case at issue.
- Se To represent oneself in a legal proceeding.
15 Clues: engage in long and careful consideration: • Se To represent oneself in a legal proceeding. • The court’s final determination of the case at issue. • A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime. • A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act. • ...
Criminal Trials 2025-09-05
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- a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged:
- The process of selecting jurors through questioning by attorneys or the judge.
- Latin for “you shall have the body,” a legal action challenging the legality of a person’s detention or imprisonment.
- a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
- A formal court proceeding where a defendant is informed of the charges and enters a plea.
- The court’s final determination of the case at issue.
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- The process of taking legal action or resolving disputes through the court system.
- Se To represent oneself in a legal proceeding.
- a phase in court proceedings where both parties gather and exchange evidence to prepare for trial.
- engage in long and careful consideration:
- a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof:
- A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act.
- The decision reached by a jury or judge in a trial, determining the outcome of the case.
- A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime.
- The formal legal process where evidence is presented and a verdict is reached.
15 Clues: engage in long and careful consideration: • Se To represent oneself in a legal proceeding. • The court’s final determination of the case at issue. • A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime. • A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act. • ...
Criminal Procedure (according to the Criminal Procedure Code of Belarus) 2022-03-09
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- The process of checking special signs on the human body, traces of crime, bodily injuries, detection of intoxication or other properties and signs
- The fact of having committed crimes in the past
- A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process
- An amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial
- The educator or psychologist involved in the interrogation of a minor is a ...
- A preventive measure consisting in forcing someone to stay at home instead of in a prison with the imposition of duties and prohibitions
- Expenses incurred in a judicial process
- New participant in criminal proceedings
- An assumption of innocence in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
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- Proving consists of the gathering, verification and ... of evidence.
- Any data on the basis of which the presence or absence of circumstances relevant to the criminal case is established
- Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court
- Such evidence as instruments of crime, products of criminal activity, money, valuables and other property obtained as a result of a crime
- A legal representative who officially accuses someone of committing a crime by bringing a case against that person in a court of law
- A person for whom a decision has been made to charge him or her in a criminal case
- A request made to a higher court of law to change a previous decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment
- An official demand to appear in a court of law or in a criminal prosecution body for procedural actions
- A person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person
- To look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
- Actions of citizens to detain a person
20 Clues: Actions of citizens to detain a person • Expenses incurred in a judicial process • New participant in criminal proceedings • The fact of having committed crimes in the past • Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court • A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process • ...
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius 2024-01-09
10 Clues: His religion • Internal focus • Internal thought • Name of the Book • Topic of the story • Adopted father of Marcus • Empire Setting of the story • High respect that you keep for oneself • Tasks that have to been either you like it or not • - quote stated by Marcus that refers to people's minds
Szabó Flóra crime 2020-09-25
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- He was held _____ for a week
- Don't blame it all____ me !
- The ____ must be reported immediately
- A set of rules which everyone has to abide by
- a minor crime
- He was charged______ murder
- She was arrested __ robbery
- the jury finally reached a ______
- a piece of evidence of one's location, which proves he or she didn't commit the crime
- the man was held in ________ for a day
- He will _____ that criminal to justice
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- to be ______ guilty
- Be careful with him! He has a criminal ____
- they had to pay a ____ fine for parking in the disabled parking space
- Someone who helps the criminal
- He was _____ to imprisonment
- _______ time in prison
- She must have ______ during the night
- a person who who suffers the crime, is hurt by a criminal
19 Clues: a minor crime • to be ______ guilty • _______ time in prison • Don't blame it all____ me ! • He was charged______ murder • She was arrested __ robbery • He was held _____ for a week • He was _____ to imprisonment • Someone who helps the criminal • the jury finally reached a ______ • The ____ must be reported immediately • She must have ______ during the night • ...
SAT 2023-04-11
20 Clues: fake • brutal • useless • amateur • hostile • beginner • peaceful • safe place • unimportant • overly bold • dumbfounded • soft spoken • to the point • publicly accuse • peace and quiet • Offensively bold • hesitant to speak • able to read minds • great toll of effort • to speak badly to someone
The Scorch Trials 2023-03-31
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- fight, hostile
- sadness
- confused puzzled
- warning, grim
- milky, clouded
- memory loss
- bewildered, confused
- allegations charge
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- outside area
- worry, duffer
- esophagus throat
- fragments, leftovers
- stopped ended
- illusion vision
- precisely, exactly
- hidden covered
- stared or looked at
- communicate between minds
- shaking, timid shy
- negative attitude
20 Clues: sadness • memory loss • outside area • worry, duffer • stopped ended • warning, grim • fight, hostile • milky, clouded • hidden covered • illusion vision • esophagus throat • confused puzzled • negative attitude • precisely, exactly • shaking, timid shy • allegations charge • stared or looked at • fragments, leftovers • bewildered, confused • communicate between minds
Too Dear 2025-03-22
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- Where the prisoner's meals were prepared.
- The cost quoted by Italy for execution services.
- The border the criminal crossed after his release.
- One of the commodities taxed in Monaco.
- A term describing Monaco's small size.
- The final arrangement made for the criminal instead of execution.
- The term for the annual payment made to the criminal beforehand..
- The French writer, often called the 'father of the modern short story,' from whom "Too Dear!" was adapted.
- The size of Monaco's army.
- Where the murderer was confined.
- The game played in Monaco's gaming house.
- The annual amount paid to the criminal after his release.
- A portion of the pension is given to the criminal upfront.
- The type of government in France, as mentioned in the story.
- A country that banned gaming houses, benefitted Monaco.
- The kingdom where the story is set.
- The sentence given due to high execution costs.
- Establishments banned in neighbouring countries but allowed in Monaco.
- A tax levied on individuals in Monaco.
- The tragic act committed by some gamblers, highlighting the dangers of gambling.
- He committed this crime.
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- The criminal received a certain amount in advance.
- The cost quoted by France for execution services.
- The ruler of Monaco.
- What happened to the guard to reduce expenses.
- A professional required for carrying out the death sentence.
- The sea near Monaco.
- Another commodity taxed in Monaco apart from wine..
- The country initially approached for an executioner.
- The occupation the criminal took up after leaving Monaco.
- The king believed that increasing 2 francs per head would cause this.
- The neighbouring country considered for execution assistance.
- The population of Monaco.
- What the criminal did after accepting the pension.
- The income generated from taxes and the gaming house.
- The Russian writer known for his satirical take on capital punishment in "Too Dear!".
- A word for total market control.
- The execution device considered for the criminal.
- The person assigned to watch over the prisoner.
- The costs associated with the prisoner's upkeep.
- The group that advised the prince on state matters.
41 Clues: The ruler of Monaco. • The sea near Monaco. • He committed this crime. • The population of Monaco. • The size of Monaco's army. • Where the murderer was confined. • A word for total market control. • The kingdom where the story is set. • A term describing Monaco's small size. • A tax levied on individuals in Monaco. • One of the commodities taxed in Monaco. • ...
Vocab Man 2024-05-23
Elvis Song Titles 2019-02-11
15 Clues: ________ Love • Blue _________ • _________ Rock • All _______ Up • _________ Minds • Love Me ________ • Return to _______ • Heartbreak _______ • ______ in Disguise • Blue _______ ______ • There's Always ____ • Always ___ ___ _____ • Are You _______ Tonight? • A Little Less ___________ • Can't Help ________ in Love
Chapter 6B 2024-04-05
20 Clues: love • seen • crime • alien • to rent • failure • to kill • thief(f) • criminal • thief(m) • detective • critic(f) • to arrest • critic(m) • movie star • to capture • leading man • to fascinate • to be in love with • to fall in love with
inggris 2022-10-25
30 Clues: fact • date • viral • crash • media • victim • source • letter • issues • actual • ongoing • fashion • tragedy • suspect • incident • location • criminal • conflict • trending • violence • recently • festival • political • sportnews • government • journalist • information • breakingnews • entrepreneur • entertainment
CRIJ 3320 eCrossword Puzzle 1 2022-08-21
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- Less serious crimes that result in less than one year in jail.
- An associational or heterogeneous society.
- The underuse of the criminal law to control deviant activity.
- Codified (written) rules that are more serious norms and contain sanctions.
- Violations of law that are enforced by the state in order to protect victims.
- The belief that criminal law reflects the conflicts of interest of groups and that the more powerful groups define the law.
- The scientific study of crime and criminal behavior.
- Violations of criminal law.
- Says that crime is defined by abstract meanings and symbols and is a label assigned by society.
- Intended or planned consequences of social arrangements.
- More serious informal social controls.
- The costs of crime include financial and other costs, such as psychological and health costs.
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- The belief that criminal law originates in the will of the majority.
- The overuse of the criminal law as an attempt to control deviant activity.
- Durkheim’s theory that society defines itself by reacting to crime and wrongdoing.
- Nice customs, traditions, or less serious norms.
- A communal or folk society.
- Behavior that is outside the limits of societal toleration.
- Acts that are bad due to being prohibited.
- Comte’s theory that knowledge has historically progressed from theological to metaphysical to scientific.
- More serious crimes generally punished by at least a year in jail.
- Acts that are bad in themselves.
- Unexplained, unanticipated (hidden) consequences of social activity.
- Prescribed rules of conduct.
24 Clues: A communal or folk society. • Violations of criminal law. • Prescribed rules of conduct. • Acts that are bad in themselves. • More serious informal social controls. • An associational or heterogeneous society. • Acts that are bad due to being prohibited. • Nice customs, traditions, or less serious norms. • The scientific study of crime and criminal behavior. • ...
Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Vocabulary 2022-09-09
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- Monetary compensation for damages done to the victim by the offender's criminal activity.
- The unlawful killing of one human being by another.
- Searches by police that are made after the subject of the search has agreed to the action.
- The person or institution that initiates a lawsuit in civil court proceedings by filing a complaint.
- A metaphorical term used to refer to the value placed on secrecy and the general mistrust of the outside world shared by many police officers.
- The act of taking property from another person without the use of force with the intent of keeping that property.
- Reasonable grounds to believe the existence of facts warranting certain actions, such as the search or arrest of a person.
- defined as conduct in violation of the criminal laws without justification or excuse An act that violates criminal law and is punishable by criminal sanctions
- The scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior.
- A pat-down or minimal search by police to discover weapons.
- A sanctioning philosophy based on the assertion that criminals deserve to be punished for breaking society's rules.
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- A criminal offense that is not a felony; usually punishable by a fine and/or jail term of less than a year.
- the law of retaliation, whereby a punishment resembles the offense committed in kind and degree
- A serious crime, usually punishable by death or imprisonment for a year or longer.
- The degree of force that is appropriate to protect the police officer or other citizens and is not excessive.
- The act of taking substantial steps toward committing a crime while having the ability and the intent to commit the crime, even if the crime never takes place.
- To take into custody a person suspected of criminal activity.
- Mental state, or intent.
- Courts that review decisions made by lower courts, such as trial courts; also known as courts of appeals.
- The direct questioning of a suspect to gather evidence of criminal activity and to try to gain a confession.
- A trial before a judge and a jury.
21 Clues: Mental state, or intent. • A trial before a judge and a jury. • The unlawful killing of one human being by another. • A pat-down or minimal search by police to discover weapons. • To take into custody a person suspected of criminal activity. • The scientific study of crime and the causes of criminal behavior. • ...
Law Studies Crossword Puzzle 2023-08-17
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- Low-level criminal offense
- Concept of separating the Federal government from the State government
- 1st ten amendents
- Law concerning crimes
- High-level criminal case
- Act of deciding if something is constitutional
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- Person being accused in a criminal/civil case
- Something conflicting with the constitution
- Laws made by legislatures
- Law not concerning crimes
- Way to loosen a regulation
- Accuser of a criminal case
- Basic privileges of every person
- Presidential Action
14 Clues: 1st ten amendents • Presidential Action • Law concerning crimes • High-level criminal case • Laws made by legislatures • Law not concerning crimes • Low-level criminal offense • Way to loosen a regulation • Accuser of a criminal case • Basic privileges of every person • Something conflicting with the constitution • Person being accused in a criminal/civil case • ...
Criminal Procedure (according to the Criminal Procedure Code of Belarus) 2022-03-09
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- A legal representative who officially accuses someone of committing a crime by bringing a case against that person in a court of law
- A preventive measure consisting in forcing someone to stay at home instead of in a prison with the imposition of duties and prohibitions
- Proving consists of the gathering, verification and ... of evidence.
- To look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
- Actions of citizens to detain a person
- A request made to a higher court of law to change a previous decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment
- Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court
- A person for whom a decision has been made to charge him or her in a criminal case
- Any data on the basis of which the presence or absence of circumstances relevant to the criminal case is established
- A person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person
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- An official demand to appear in a court of law or in a criminal prosecution body for procedural actions
- Such evidence as instruments of crime, products of criminal activity, money, valuables and other property obtained as a result of a crime
- The process of checking special signs on the human body, traces of crime, bodily injuries, detection of intoxication or other properties and signs
- New participant in criminal proceedings
- An amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial
- An assumption of innocence in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
- The fact of having committed crimes in the past
- The educator or psychologist involved in the interrogation of a minor is a ...
- A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process
- Expenses incurred in a judicial process
20 Clues: Actions of citizens to detain a person • New participant in criminal proceedings • Expenses incurred in a judicial process • The fact of having committed crimes in the past • Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court • A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process • ...
Criminal Procedure (according to the Criminal Procedure Code of Belarus) 2022-03-09
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- Expenses incurred in a judicial process
- Any data on the basis of which the presence or absence of circumstances relevant to the criminal case is established
- Actions of citizens to detain a person
- The process of checking special signs on the human body, traces of crime, bodily injuries, detection of intoxication or other properties and signs
- The fact of having committed crimes in the past
- A person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person
- An assumption of innocence in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
- A preventive measure consisting in forcing someone to stay at home instead of in a prison with the imposition of duties and prohibitions
- An amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial
- An official demand to appear in a court of law or in a criminal prosecution body for procedural actions
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- A legal representative who officially accuses someone of committing a crime by bringing a case against that person in a court of law
- The educator or psychologist involved in the interrogation of a minor is a ...
- A person for whom a decision has been made to charge him or her in a criminal case
- Proving consists of the gathering, verification and ... of evidence.
- A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process
- To look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
- Such evidence as instruments of crime, products of criminal activity, money, valuables and other property obtained as a result of a crime
- New participant in criminal proceedings
- Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court
- A request made to a higher court of law to change a previous decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment
20 Clues: Actions of citizens to detain a person • Expenses incurred in a judicial process • New participant in criminal proceedings • The fact of having committed crimes in the past • Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court • A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process • ...
Smooth Criminal 2023-01-04
Across
- to laugh heartily
- device for a particular purpose
- Arrogant, haughty, or very tall
- Feelings of strong excitement
- violent disturbence
- immeasurably numerous,high,or great
- seeming to be cool and unconcerned
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- information that is spread for a cause
- having determination
- marked by disrespectful levity
- to pass into enemy territory
- boldly disrespectful
- to beg someone
- uncertain
- properly qualified
15 Clues: uncertain • to beg someone • to laugh heartily • properly qualified • violent disturbence • having determination • boldly disrespectful • to pass into enemy territory • Feelings of strong excitement • marked by disrespectful levity • device for a particular purpose • Arrogant, haughty, or very tall • seeming to be cool and unconcerned • immeasurably numerous,high,or great • ...
Criminal record 2022-11-17
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- when somebody robs a person or a bank
- when somebody vandalises public property
- special clothes that you wear for work or school
- when somebody mugs someone
- when somebody breaks into someones house and steals stuff
- when somebody piates software such as video games, movies and CDs
- a person uses that mirror in the car to see behind him/her
- when somebody steals
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- when somebody steals stuff from shops
- solve a problem by considering the facts
- questioning also called ...
- a large group of solders who fight at sea
- when somebody kills someone
- a car uses them to see in the dark
- a large group of soldiers who fight on land
15 Clues: when somebody steals • when somebody mugs someone • questioning also called ... • when somebody kills someone • a car uses them to see in the dark • when somebody steals stuff from shops • when somebody robs a person or a bank • solve a problem by considering the facts • when somebody vandalises public property • a large group of solders who fight at sea • ...
Criminal Justice 2024-03-12
Criminal Justice 2024-03-11
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- 10-9
- presentation of evidence
- rules / law in CA (blue book I showed you)
- steps to officially record an arrest
- dismissal of a conviction
- 10-22
- juvenile engaged in unacceptable behavior
- admits to committing an offense
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- 10-11
- a document filed with juvenile court
- being set free after serving time
- official charges / plea entry
- PC 484
- PC 211
- deals with topics like change of venue
15 Clues: 10-9 • 10-11 • 10-22 • PC 484 • PC 211 • presentation of evidence • dismissal of a conviction • official charges / plea entry • admits to committing an offense • being set free after serving time • a document filed with juvenile court • steps to officially record an arrest • deals with topics like change of venue • juvenile engaged in unacceptable behavior • ...
Criminal Trials 2025-09-05
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- a phase in court proceedings where both parties gather and exchange evidence to prepare for trial.
- Latin for “you shall have the body,” a legal action challenging the legality of a person’s detention or imprisonment.
- engage in long and careful consideration:
- A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act.
- The process of taking legal action or resolving disputes through the court system.
- A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime.
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- The court’s final determination of the case at issue.
- a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
- The formal legal process where evidence is presented and a verdict is reached.
- Se To represent oneself in a legal proceeding.
- a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged:
- A formal court proceeding where a defendant is informed of the charges and enters a plea.
- The process of selecting jurors through questioning by attorneys or the judge.
- a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof:
- The decision reached by a jury or judge in a trial, determining the outcome of the case.
15 Clues: engage in long and careful consideration: • Se To represent oneself in a legal proceeding. • The court’s final determination of the case at issue. • A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime. • A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act. • ...
Crossword Puzzle Title 2021-10-14
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- light travels straight through
- light: Reflects all colors
- stars: bend light around it so you can see both sides of the star at the same time
- light bends (changes directions)
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- Travels in light waves
- Images created by our minds
- light is absorbed (turned into heat)
- light bounces off
- Projects images created by our minds
- light: Absorbs all colors
10 Clues: light bounces off • Travels in light waves • light: Absorbs all colors • light: Reflects all colors • Images created by our minds • light travels straight through • light bends (changes directions) • light is absorbed (turned into heat) • Projects images created by our minds • stars: bend light around it so you can see both sides of the star at the same time
chapter 5 2014-09-22
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- waiver -Trying juveniles as adults in the criminal justice system or waiving them into adult court.
- dysphoric disorder (PMDD) - A medical condition creating extreme mental and emotional symptoms prior to menstruation that could potentially be used as a criminal defense to a crime.
- -impulse test An insanity test that focuses on the defendant’s ability to conform his conduct to the law.
- waiver -Waiver of a juvenile defendant from juvenile to adult court is presumed appropriate based on the age, offense, or other factors.
- test -An insanity test that determines whether the criminal activity is the product of a mental disease or defect.
- exclusion- A statutory requirement that certain juveniles be treated as adults in the criminal justice system.
- waiver- The discretion of the juvenile court judge to waiver jurisdiction over a criminal case so that the minor can be tried as an adult
- test - An insanity test that focuses on the defendant’s ability to appreciate the wrongfulness of his conduct based on a mental disease or defect.
- - An excuse defense to a criminal charge based on the defendant’s mental condition at the time of the crime.
- Law Age Presumptions-Over 14-Criminal Capacity Presumed
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- waiver Waiver of a juvenile defendant from juvenile to adult court is mandatory based on the age, offense, or other factors.
- but mentally ill - A verdict, short of finding insanity, in which the criminal defendant is mentally ill at the time of the crime
- capacity - A failure of proof defense based on the defendant’s inability to form the required criminal intent due to a medical disease or defect. It is a unique defense that is not equivalent to the insanity defense.
- survival syndrome -A criminal defense based on the heightened sense of fear that the defendant experiences from being raised in a high-crime urban neighborhood.
- Subjective:-focuses on the defendant’s predisposition to commit the crime without government involvement
- waiver- Waiver of a juvenile defendant from adult court to juvenile court for adjudication.
- stress disorder (PTSD)- A potential defense to a crime based on psychological trauma the defendant suffered after experiencing a traumatic event.
- - An excuse defense that is applicable when the defendant is forced to commit a crime by threat or force.
- Objective- focuses on police conduct and whether a normal law-abiding citizen would be persuaded to commit a crime
- jurisdiction - Two courts—namely, an adult and juvenile court—both have jurisdiction over a particular case. The prosecutor makes the decision regarding in which court to initiate criminal proceedings.
- An excuse defense that is applicable if the government is found to have manufactured or initiated a crime that would not have otherwise occurred
- -An excuse defense applicable only if the intoxication through alcohol, drugs, or other substances is involuntary.
- of force-Example: holding a gun to the defendant’s head and forcing them to rob a bank ,Not the same as the necessity defense, where the defendant chooses between two evils,Generally NOT available as a defense to an intentional killing
- Law Age Presumptions-Age 7-14-Presumption Against Capacity
- rage - A criminal defense based on the defendant’s past experience with racism that caused him to break the law.
- chromosome defect - A criminal defense based on the presence of an extra “Y” chromosome and hypermasculinity.
26 Clues: Law Age Presumptions-Over 14-Criminal Capacity Presumed • Law Age Presumptions-Age 7-14-Presumption Against Capacity • waiver- Waiver of a juvenile defendant from adult court to juvenile court for adjudication. • waiver -Trying juveniles as adults in the criminal justice system or waiving them into adult court. • ...
CUT 2012-12-17
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- Callie's brother that gets asthma
- Donuts The place Callie escapes to after running away from sea pines
- The girl that takes care of Becca
- The group leader
- The girl that goes to humdinger half way in the story
- Something Callie liked to do before sick minds
- knife What Callie used to cut herself
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- minds The name that the girls gave sea pines
- The place that Becca stays after starving herself
- The hall monitor
- The girl that does drugs
- The girl that cuts herself also
- The main girl in the story that cuts herself
- The nickname that Tiffany gives Callie
14 Clues: The hall monitor • The group leader • The girl that does drugs • The girl that cuts herself also • Callie's brother that gets asthma • The girl that takes care of Becca • knife What Callie used to cut herself • The nickname that Tiffany gives Callie • minds The name that the girls gave sea pines • The main girl in the story that cuts herself • ...
CUT 2012-12-17
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- The main girl in the story that cuts herself
- The girl that goes to humdinger half way in the story
- The place that Becca stays after starving herself
- Callie's brother that gets asthma
- The hall monitor
- Donuts The place Callie escapes to after running away from sea pines
- minds The name that the girls gave sea pines
- knife What Callie used to cut herself
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- The girl that cuts herself also
- The girl that takes care of Becca
- The girl that does drugs
- Something Callie liked to do before sick minds
- The group leader
- The nickname that Tiffany gives Callie
14 Clues: The group leader • The hall monitor • The girl that does drugs • The girl that cuts herself also • The girl that takes care of Becca • Callie's brother that gets asthma • knife What Callie used to cut herself • The nickname that Tiffany gives Callie • The main girl in the story that cuts herself • minds The name that the girls gave sea pines • ...
Criminal Justice Vocab #7 2018-10-01
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- the competition among wealthy people and among poor people and between them which causes crime
- theory: a theory that explains criminal behavior and its prevention with the concepts of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement .
- a process in which behavior that was previously was positively reinforced is no longer reinforced.
- Men's control over women's labor and sexuality
- presentation of an aversive stimulus to reduce to response.
- reinforcement: the removal or reduction of stimulus whose removal or reduction increase or maintains a response.
- Sutherland's theory that persons who become criminal do so because of contacts with criminal patterns and isolation from anti-criminal patterns
- refers to inequalities that are defined by a person as unfair or unjust
- a person who reverts to a savage type.
- supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- a means by which a person can learn new responses by observing others
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- reinforcement: the presentation of a stimulus that increases or maintains a response.
- the inability to dominate other groups in society
- the way people and actions are defined as criminal
- the ability of some groups to dominate other groups in a society.
- a theory that emphasizes the criminalization process as the cause of some crime.
- theories of crime causation that are generally based on a Marxist theory of class struggle
- a theory that assumes that society is based primarily on conflict between competing interest groups and the criminal law and the criminal justice system are used to control subordinate groups
- the principle that a policy should provide "the greatest happiness shared by the greatest number"
19 Clues: a person who reverts to a savage type. • Men's control over women's labor and sexuality • the inability to dominate other groups in society • the way people and actions are defined as criminal • presentation of an aversive stimulus to reduce to response. • the ability of some groups to dominate other groups in a society. • ...
Criminal Justice Vocab #7 2018-10-01
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- the principle that a policy should provide "the greatest happiness shared by the greatest number"
- a means by which a person can learn new responses by observing others
- a theory that emphasizes the criminalization process as the cause of some crime.
- a theory that explains criminal behavior and its prevention with the concepts of positive reinforcement and negative reinforcement .
- the removal or reduction of stimulus whose removal or reduction increase or maintains a response.
- refers to inequalities that are defined by a person as unfair or unjust
- Sutherland's theory that persons who become criminal do so because of contacts with criminal patterns and isolation from anti-criminal patterns
- Men's control over women's labor and sexuality
- the inability to dominate other groups in society
- the presentation of a stimulus that increases or maintains a response.
- a process in which behavior that was previously was positively reinforced is no longer reinforced.
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- a person who reverts to a savage type.
- presentation of an aversive stimulus to reduce to response.
- the ability of some groups to dominate other groups in a society.
- the way people and actions are defined as criminal
- a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something, especially one based on general principles independent of the thing to be explained.
- the competition among wealthy people and among poor people and between them which causes crime
- a theory that assumes that society is based primarily on conflict between competing interest groups and the criminal law and the criminal justice system are used to control subordinate groups
- theories of crime causation that are generally based on a Marxist theory of class struggle
19 Clues: a person who reverts to a savage type. • Men's control over women's labor and sexuality • the inability to dominate other groups in society • the way people and actions are defined as criminal • presentation of an aversive stimulus to reduce to response. • the ability of some groups to dominate other groups in a society. • ...
Crime crossword 2024-07-18
Vocab 5 2020-03-19
25 Clues: spy • clue • gang • jail • thief • pistol • victim • weapon • to rent • suspect • witness • to kill • the love • murderer • to steal • to shoot • criminal • to arrest • to murder • detective • dangerous • the crime • to suspect • malvado evil genius • policiaca detective novel
outsiders 2021-10-15
31 Clues: DQ • bob • socs • fire • movie • dally • steve • randy • death • rings • train • darry • murder • church • cherry • twobit • thelot • johnny • ponyboy • sodapop • 50bucks • newyork • fountin • winstin • mustang • greasers • hospital • eastside • criminal • outsiders • switchblade
The outsiders 2023-05-14
20 Clues: DQ • Hood • Socs • Fuzz • Gangs • Savvy • Death • Darry • heater • Rumble • Cooler • Mustang • Ponyboy • Oklahoma • Hospital • Greasers • Criminal • Cancerstick • Switchblade • Wisecracker
Criminal proceeding in Belarus 2022-03-09
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- A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions.
- Accelerated proceedings and proceedings from the date of receipt of the application, the report of the crime before the transfer of the criminal case to the prosecutor for referral to the court for consideration on the merits or termination of proceedings in the case, as well as the preparation of materials on the criminal case by the private prosecutor and the defense.
- Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process.
- A prosecutor who supports the state prosecution and carries out other procedural activities when considering a criminal case by a court of first instance.
- The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone.
- The protests of the prosecutor, the public prosecutor about the cancellation or amendment of the sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- Documents and items that are an integral part of pre-trial or judicial proceedings or submitted for attachment to them.
- A decision made by the court of first instance on the guilt or innocence of the accused, on the application or non-application of punishment to him and on other issues to be resolved.
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- Is the public prosecutor, as well as the victim (private prosecutor), the civil plaintiff and their representatives.
- Negotiations between the accused and the victim with the participation of a mediator in order to facilitate their reconciliation.
- Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- The accused, his legal representatives, representatives of the deceased accused, the defender, the civil defendant and his representatives.
- Forcible delivery of persons who did not appear without valid reasons on a call to the body conducting the criminal process.
- Close relatives, family members of the victim, civil plaintiff and civil defendant, legal representatives; lawyers, representatives of trade unions and other public associations, as well as other persons admitted to participate in a criminal case with the permission of the body conducting the criminal process.
- Any person who has applied to a court or a criminal prosecution body for the protection of his real or alleged right, or who has informed him of a socially dangerous act being prepared, committed or committed, provided for by criminal law.
- Is a written notification of a summons to a criminal prosecution body or to a court for the production of procedural actions.
16 Clues: Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process. • Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force. • A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions. • The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone. • ...
Criminal proceeding in Belarus 2022-03-09
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- A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions.
- Accelerated proceedings and proceedings from the date of receipt of the application, the report of the crime before the transfer of the criminal case to the prosecutor for referral to the court for consideration on the merits or termination of proceedings in the case, as well as the preparation of materials on the criminal case by the private prosecutor and the defense.
- Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process.
- A prosecutor who supports the state prosecution and carries out other procedural activities when considering a criminal case by a court of first instance.
- The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone.
- The protests of the prosecutor, the public prosecutor about the cancellation or amendment of the sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- Documents and items that are an integral part of pre-trial or judicial proceedings or submitted for attachment to them.
- A decision made by the court of first instance on the guilt or innocence of the accused, on the application or non-application of punishment to him and on other issues to be resolved.
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- Is the public prosecutor, as well as the victim (private prosecutor), the civil plaintiff and their representatives.
- Negotiations between the accused and the victim with the participation of a mediator in order to facilitate their reconciliation.
- Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- The accused, his legal representatives, representatives of the deceased accused, the defender, the civil defendant and his representatives.
- Forcible delivery of persons who did not appear without valid reasons on a call to the body conducting the criminal process.
- Close relatives, family members of the victim, civil plaintiff and civil defendant, legal representatives; lawyers, representatives of trade unions and other public associations, as well as other persons admitted to participate in a criminal case with the permission of the body conducting the criminal process.
- Any person who has applied to a court or a criminal prosecution body for the protection of his real or alleged right, or who has informed him of a socially dangerous act being prepared, committed or committed, provided for by criminal law.
- Is a written notification of a summons to a criminal prosecution body or to a court for the production of procedural actions.
16 Clues: Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process. • Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force. • A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions. • The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone. • ...
Crime Vocabulary 2021-04-16
28 Clues: robo • juez • arma • jurado • ladrón • ladrón • prisión • testigo • experto • pistola • abogado • juzgado • pruebas • víctima • arrestar • cuchillo • criminal • detective • secuestrar • investigar • prisionero • falsificador • officer policía • huellas digitales • asesinar, asesinato • sospechoso, sospechar • guard guardia de seguridad • scientist investigador forense
Jurors Glossary 2018-01-19
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- / making intentionally false statements under oath, this is criminal offense
- / a crime of graver nature then a misdemeanor
- of Proof / measure of proof required to prove facts at issue in the trial of a case
- / person who testifies under oath before a court or in a deposition regarding what was seen, heard or otherwise observed
- / compensations recovered in the courts by a person who has suffered loss
- / 1)find person guilty of charge 2)one found guilty of a crime or misdemeanor, usually referred to convicted felons or prisoners in penitentiaries
- / a judge's private office
- Challenge / procedure which parties in an action man use to reject prospective jurors without giving a reason. each side is allowed a limited number of such challenges
- / 1)formal written charge that a person has committed a criminal offense 2)initial document entered by the plaintiff which states the claim against the defendant
- / sworn testimony taken and recorded in an authorized place outside of the courtroom according to the rules of the court
- and Seizure, Unreasonable / in general, an examination without authority of law of one's premises or person for the purpose of guilt to be use in prosecuting a crime
- / formal decision made by the trier of facts
- Argument / the closing statement, bu counsel, to the trier of facts after all parties have concluded their presentation of evidence
- / oral or written request made by a party to an action before, during or after a trial upon which a court issues a ruling or order
- / the official record of proceedings in a trial or hearing, which is kept by the clerk
- of Evidence / the general standard of proof in civil cases. the weight presented by one side is more convincing to the trier of facts that the vidence presented by the opposing isde
- / a court employee who among other things, maintains order in the courtroom and is responsible for custody of the jury
- of a Witness / an attack on the credibility of a witness by the testimony of other witnesses
- Misdemeanor / a criminal offense for which an adult could be sent to jail for up to one year, pay a fine up to $1000, or both
- / contest in court, a lawsuit
- / criminal offense less than felonies: generally those punishable by fine or imprisonment of less than 90 days in a local facility
- / a formal answer to a complaint in which the defendant admits or denies what is said in the complaint
- / a formal objection by one of the lawyers to something said or done by the judge, such as refusing to allow a question to be asked
- / the public officer in each county who is a lawyer and hwo represents the interests of the state in criminal trials and the county in all legal matters involving the county. Prosecutor has the reponsibility of deciding who and when to prosecute in a criminal case
- / the presentation of evidence in a court to a trier, of facts who apply the applicable law to those facts and then decide the case
- / an accusation for some criminal offense
- / to find a defendant not guilty in a criminal trial
- Attorney / attorney who represents the defendant
- the Jury / a practice whereby jurors are asked individually wether they agreed, and still agree with the verdict
- Examination / follows cross-examination and is carried out by the party who produced and first examined the witness
- of Facts / the jury or , in a non-jury, the judge
- / any proceeding, action, lawsuit, or controversy
- of Action / a legal claim
- / formal written allegations by the parties of their respective claims
- Cause / reasonale cause: having more evidence for than against: a reasonalbe beleif that a crime has or is being committed
- / an inquiry or wrong committed, with or without force, to the person or property of another, which gives raise a claim for damages
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- / member of a jury
- / persons, corporations, or associations who have commenced a lawsuit or who are defendants
- / evidence based on what the witness has heard someone else say rather than what the witness has personally experienced or observed
- Evidence / testimony given by those qualifies to speak with authority regarding scientific, technical, or professional matters
- / any form of proof legally presented at a trial through witnesses
- / the title of heading of a paper filed in a court showing the names of the parties, court, and number of case, etc.
- / a written of printed declaration of statement under oath
- / proceeding taken in a court of law:synonymous with suitcase, suit, lawsuit
- for Cause / a request by a party that the court excuses a specific juror on the bases that the juror blased
- / one who is engaged in a lawsuit
- / 1)conclusion of a legal matter 2) compromise agreeement by opposing parties n civil suit before judgement is made, eliminating the need for the judge to resolve the controversy
- / (1 act of pursuing a lawsuit or criminal trial (2 the state of washington, the party that initiates a criminal case
- / the party who begins an action: party who complains or sues in an action and is named as such in the courts records, Petitioner
- of Record / an attorney, named in the records of the case, who is responsible for handling the case on behalf of the party he represents
- / claim presented by a defendant in opposition to or deduction from the claim of the plaintiff
- the Case / when a party concludes his presentation of evidence
- doubt / an accused person is entitled to acquittal if, in the minds of the jury, his guilt has not been proven beyond "reasonable doubt" :the state of the minds of jurors in which they cannot say they feel an abiding conviction as to the truth of the charge
- / one who makes a "complaint," Same as plaintiff
- Question / one, which suggests to a witness the answer desired. Prohibited on direct examination
- / direction given by a judge to the jury regarding the applicable law in the given case
- / a defendant's official statement of "guilt" of "not guilty" to the charges made against him
- Dire / questioning of a potential witness
- / pleading by the plaintiff in response to the defendant's written answer
- of Court / an officer of the court whose principal duty is to maintain court records and preserve evidence presented during a trial
- / the introduction of contradicting or opposing evidence: showing that what witness said occured is not true: that stage of a trial at which such evidence may be introduced
- / any statement made by a witness under oath in a legal proceeding
- / statement by an attorney taking exception to testimony or the attempt admission of evidence and opposing its consideration as evidence
- Reporter / person who by which a lawyer questions a witness called to testify by the other side in the case
- Examination / process by which a lawyer questions a witness called to testify by his side in the case
- / specific number of people (6-12) selected as prescribed by law to render a decision (verdict) in a trial
- / paper, document or other physical object received by the court as evidence during a trial or hearing
- / any court proceeding in which an individual seeks a decision
68 Clues: / member of a jury • / a judge's private office • of Action / a legal claim • / contest in court, a lawsuit • / one who is engaged in a lawsuit • / an accusation for some criminal offense • Dire / questioning of a potential witness • / formal decision made by the trier of facts • / a crime of graver nature then a misdemeanor • ...
Crime 2021-04-17
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- A person who saw a crime
- Someone who steals wallets
- A public officer with the authority to hear and decide cases in a court
- A type of weapon that many people in the Us have
- The place where justice is administered
- A type of criminal who enters a house and steals
- someone who does something contrary to the law
- To catch and hold a criminal
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- A type of weapon you can find in any kitchen
- To look for evidence
- To steal a vehicle to control it
- A criminal who killed someone
- Group of people who give a verdict
- Someone who defends a criminal
14 Clues: To look for evidence • A person who saw a crime • Someone who steals wallets • To catch and hold a criminal • A criminal who killed someone • Someone who defends a criminal • To steal a vehicle to control it • Group of people who give a verdict • The place where justice is administered • A type of weapon you can find in any kitchen • ...
Lily's Cool Justice Word Puzzle 2022-04-20
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- What deals with private disputes such as divorce,property ownership,contracts, and personal injuries?
- What court limited jurisdiction over wills,estates,guardianship,and marriage licenses?
- What is the fourth step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process?
- How many rights of juveniles are there?
- What is the second step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process?
- What is the third step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process?
- Who has the final say about Georgia laws?
- What deals with actions that harm people and society?
- What seeks punishment that could be a fine,imprisonment,or death?
- How many branches of Government are there?
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- What is the fifth step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process?
- How long are the terms for Judges of the Supreme Court?
- What is the last step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process?
- Georgia law defines a juvenile as a person under the age of what?
- What is the first step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process?
15 Clues: How many rights of juveniles are there? • Who has the final say about Georgia laws? • How many branches of Government are there? • What deals with actions that harm people and society? • How long are the terms for Judges of the Supreme Court? • What is the last step in the Adult Criminal Justice Process? • ...
CRIMINAL 2022-10-09
Across
- Someone who sets fire to things illegally.
- Someone who obtains money by deceiving people
- Someone who attacks people, often in the street, to steal something.
- A person who steals goods from a shop while pretending to be a customer.
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- Someone who steals things from shops and homes during a disaster, for example a hurricane or war.
- Someone who intentionally damages property belonging to other people.
- A person who steals something from another person or place.
- Someone who steals money or property from a bank, shop or vehicle, often by using force or threats.
- Someone who illegally breaks into houses or buildings and steals things.
9 Clues: Someone who sets fire to things illegally. • Someone who obtains money by deceiving people • A person who steals something from another person or place. • Someone who attacks people, often in the street, to steal something. • Someone who intentionally damages property belonging to other people. • ...
Criminal 2025-10-02
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- Thief...woman because he wants to rob her
- Person who steal clothing or food
- to prison When police catch robber he...
- He robs the banks
- in to He climbed trough a window and...house
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- He destroys someone's property
- Person who breaks into yours house
- He robs people of moneys or another valuable things
- away She...from cops!
9 Clues: He robs the banks • away She...from cops! • He destroys someone's property • Person who steal clothing or food • Person who breaks into yours house • to prison When police catch robber he... • Thief...woman because he wants to rob her • in to He climbed trough a window and...house • He robs people of moneys or another valuable things
Figurative Language 2023-02-02
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- / Don't judge a ____ by its cover.
- / “________” went the flume as it fell to the ground.
- / The zucchini was as __________ as dirt.
- / The trees ______ in the wind.
- / The _________ was as loud as seven cannons.
- / _______ was the only sound people heard as the bomb exploded.
- / Loor was as stubborn as a ____.
- / Pendragon parried the _________ sword slash.
- / I still haven’t ______ together what Saint Dane is doing here.
- / Saint Dane was a _____.
- / The cat was as dumb as a ____.
- / _____ is a silly seashell seller.
- / Perry the _______ likes pickles, pancakes, and pizza.
- / Mark didn’t realize how badly Forge would come back and ____ him.
- / _________ went the wave as it crashed against the beach.
- / Spader is a ____. Spader is in the water a lot.
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- / Loor fought off the Tiggen warriors like ______ ____.
- / _______ rarely die from deadly diseases.
- / Don't put all your ____ in one basket.
- / The ________ could read minds.
- / Judah was a _____ but is now short.
- / Don't count your ________ before they hatch.
- / A dado will always _____ to the plan.
- / The _____ was as soft as a pillow.
- / The truck was as _____ as obsidian.
- / A good ___ maker puts a die inside of his ___ so that when that ___ dies, he has another ___.
- / The cat was a _______.
- / Garfield is a __________ pit.
- / "____" went the Hindenburg as it exploded.
- / The popcorn went ____ in the microwave.
30 Clues: / The cat was a _______. • / Saint Dane was a _____. • / The trees ______ in the wind. • / Garfield is a __________ pit. • / The ________ could read minds. • / The cat was as dumb as a ____. • / Loor was as stubborn as a ____. • / Don't judge a ____ by its cover. • / _____ is a silly seashell seller. • / The _____ was as soft as a pillow. • ...
Final Exam 2023-12-05
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- Crime was a result of force beyond the individuals control
- Sufferer is out of touch with reality
- Impossible for someone to know they were committing a crime
- Burglary where offender enters a building residence while occupants are inside
- Criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property
- Use of prison to reduce criminal behavior
- Refers to criminal intent
- Unlawful use of violence and intimidation in pursuit of political aims
- Individual who has a personality disorder
- Theft of funds placed in ones trust or belonging to employer
- Best known psychiatrist of all time
- Illigal killing of more than 3 individuals at one time
- Explains forms of criminal conduct through a single approach
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- A person that commits a series of murders
- The criminal justice system controls crime
- Individuals who's behavioral patterns bring them repeatedly into conflict with society
- Similar to psychopath
- act committed to defraud an insurance process
- Highly targeted phishing attack on businesses or business officials
- Crime was about personal choice
- The moral aspect of the personality
- Perspective that merges concepts drawn from different sources
- Crime control lies with the community
- Study of crime and criminals
- Latin for the "guilty act"
25 Clues: Similar to psychopath • Refers to criminal intent • Latin for the "guilty act" • Study of crime and criminals • Crime was about personal choice • The moral aspect of the personality • Best known psychiatrist of all time • Sufferer is out of touch with reality • Crime control lies with the community • A person that commits a series of murders • ...
Judicial System Review 2022-02-16
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- A less severe criminal case
- In a civil case, the plaintiff typically is seeking this
- Virginia Court that hears felonies for 1st time
- Two word term meaning protection from unfair government action
- Step in criminal case where plea is entered
- U.S. District Court hears cases involving the ________ law
- This court case, ____ v. Madison, established judicial review
- Another term for someone under 18 years old
- Two word term meaning Supreme Court decides if something violates the Constitution
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- Virginia court that hears misdemeanors for the first time
- A type of court case involving a dispute between two parties
- A more severe criminal case
- Virginia court that has only appellate jurisdiction
- This document is the supreme law of the land
- First step in a criminal court case
- This amendment protects you from unfair action by the state and local governments
- Term for the outcome of a court case
- Type of court system we have, meaning 2 separate systems at both state and national level
- This amendment protects you from unfair action by the national government
- You can do this to outcomes of criminal and civil cases
- Power of a court to hear a case
21 Clues: A less severe criminal case • A more severe criminal case • Power of a court to hear a case • First step in a criminal court case • Term for the outcome of a court case • Step in criminal case where plea is entered • Another term for someone under 18 years old • This document is the supreme law of the land • Virginia Court that hears felonies for 1st time • ...
Fundamentals of Law 2024-03-19
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- body of law dealing with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
- disputes and private rights between individuals, organizations/ parties or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
- is when one or more individuals attempt to harm another person
- laws which place limitations on dangerous or unlawful items and activities
- mild crimes (civil offenses or petty crimes) such as littering, parking violations, etc.; only punishable by tickets or fines
- party who was wronged and is filing the civil law case
- common evidentiary standard in criminal law cases meeting the burden of proof when the prosecutor demonstrates there is moral certainty of the defendant being guilty
- each state’s unique system of laws and courts
- crimes which can be considered between a felony and misdemeanor, based on circumstances
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- crimes which are planned and carried out by criminal groups such as gangs
- common evidentiary standard in civil law cases meeting the burden of proof when at least 51 percent of the provided evidence favors the plaintiff’s claims and outcome
- legal action between two parties in a criminal law case
- less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI; usually carries a fine and/or jail sentence of less than a year
- protect citizens from excessive charges, limit of freedoms and abusive power from authorities
- obligation to prove or back up claims being made
- law implementing and interpreting the United States constitution in criminal justice cases
- disturbing others by gathering in groups or engaging in offensive public displays
- type of evidentiary standard in civil and criminal cases meeting the burden of proof when evidence is substantially and highly more likely to be true than untrue
- set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses
- legal action between two parties in a civil law case
- committing an offense against a person working for the public service; crimes committed during a criminal procedure
- occurs when a person intentionally, knowingly, recklessly or with criminal negligence causes the death of another person
- municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas
- serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery, etc.; punishable by a year or more in state prison
- laws applied to the United States as a whole
- additional financial penalties, determined by the judge; losing party in a civil law case must pay when the behavior was found to be especially harmful
- responding party or alleged wrongdoer
- party, the government, who is filing the criminal law case
28 Clues: responding party or alleged wrongdoer • laws applied to the United States as a whole • each state’s unique system of laws and courts • obligation to prove or back up claims being made • legal action between two parties in a civil law case • municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas • party who was wronged and is filing the civil law case • ...
Vocabulary pag 72 2024-04-17
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- or evidence used to prove or disprove a fact.
- observe or carefully analyze something to obtain information.
- in charge of investigating crimes and collecting evidence.
- of illegally taking another person's property without his or her consent.
- of seeking information and collecting evidence to solve a criminal case.
- a solution or answer to a problem or situation.
- used to inflict damage or cause injury.
- to the act of illegally taking another person's property without their consent.
- of killing someone intentionally and illegally.
- actively follow or search for someone, especially a criminal.
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- and distinctive prints on your fingertips.
- to identify people and as evidence in criminal cases.
- where people convicted of crimes are imprisoned.
- officers-Members of law enforcement agencies charged with maintaining peace and security.
- Guard-Professional in charge of protecting property and people.
- person who commits crimes or breaks the law.
- capture or detain someone, especially a criminal.
17 Clues: used to inflict damage or cause injury. • and distinctive prints on your fingertips. • person who commits crimes or breaks the law. • or evidence used to prove or disprove a fact. • a solution or answer to a problem or situation. • of killing someone intentionally and illegally. • where people convicted of crimes are imprisoned. • ...
chelsea tony 2023-07-28
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- Falls: Location where The Office’s Jim and Pam got married
- Swift: Chelsea’s favorite music artist
- Tony’s college
- ___ years is known as the golden anniversary
- color of Chelsea’s eyes
- Chelsea and Tony’s favorite type of food
- Groom’s drink of choice
- Museum: wedding reception location
- wedding month
- Chelsea and Tony’s favorite baseball team
- John: Oldest artist they have seen in concert together
- Chelsea’s High School
- Traditional first wedding anniversary gift
- Delta: Chelsea’s sorority
- Chelsea and Tony’s favorite trip together
- Chelsea and Tony’s favorite hockey team
- where Chelsea and Tony met
- Office: Tony’s favorite TV show
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- Queen who started the white wedding dress trend
- name of Chelsea and Tony’s pup
- Bride’s drink of choice
- Studies: Tony’s minor in undergrad
- Notebook: “If you’re a bird, I’m a bird” movie
- Name of the street Chelsea and Tony live at
- Chelsea and Tony’s favorite football team
- Madison: Chelsea’s college
- Minds: Chelsea’s favorite TV show
- location of Chelsea and Tony’s first date
- “Love is ____, love is kind”
- Tony’s High School
- Chelsea’s middle name
- Something old, new, borrowed, and _____
- Vegas: Marriage capital of the world
- Halo: a special feature of Chelsea’s engagement ring
- “L is for the way you ____ at me”
- Tony’s favorite animal
- the month Tony proposed to Chelsea
- Sport Tony played
- George’s: Where prince Harry and Duchess Meghan married
- Tony’s middle name
40 Clues: wedding month • Tony’s college • Sport Tony played • Tony’s High School • Tony’s middle name • Chelsea’s middle name • Chelsea’s High School • Tony’s favorite animal • Bride’s drink of choice • color of Chelsea’s eyes • Groom’s drink of choice • Delta: Chelsea’s sorority • Madison: Chelsea’s college • where Chelsea and Tony met • “Love is ____, love is kind” • name of Chelsea and Tony’s pup • ...
Criminal proceeding in Belarus 2022-03-09
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- The accused, his legal representatives, representatives of the deceased accused, the defender, the civil defendant and his representatives.
- Is a written notification of a summons to a criminal prosecution body or to a court for the production of procedural actions.
- Is the public prosecutor, as well as the victim (private prosecutor), the civil plaintiff and their representatives.
- Forcible delivery of persons who did not appear without valid reasons on a call to the body conducting the criminal process.
- Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- The protests of the prosecutor, the public prosecutor about the cancellation or amendment of the sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- Close relatives, family members of the victim, civil plaintiff and civil defendant, legal representatives; lawyers, representatives of trade unions and other public associations, as well as other persons admitted to participate in a criminal case with the permission of the body conducting the criminal process.
- Negotiations between the accused and the victim with the participation of a mediator in order to facilitate their reconciliation.
- Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process.
- Accelerated proceedings and proceedings from the date of receipt of the application, the report of the crime before the transfer of the criminal case to the prosecutor for referral to the court for consideration on the merits or termination of proceedings in the case, as well as the preparation of materials on the criminal case by the private prosecutor and the defense.
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- A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions.
- Any person who has applied to a court or a criminal prosecution body for the protection of his real or alleged right, or who has informed him of a socially dangerous act being prepared, committed or committed, provided for by criminal law.
- Documents and items that are an integral part of pre-trial or judicial proceedings or submitted for attachment to them.
- A prosecutor who supports the state prosecution and carries out other procedural activities when considering a criminal case by a court of first instance.
- A decision made by the court of first instance on the guilt or innocence of the accused, on the application or non-application of punishment to him and on other issues to be resolved.
- The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone.
16 Clues: Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process. • Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force. • A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions. • The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone. • ...
Criminal proceeding in Belarus 2022-03-09
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- A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions.
- Accelerated proceedings and proceedings from the date of receipt of the application, the report of the crime before the transfer of the criminal case to the prosecutor for referral to the court for consideration on the merits or termination of proceedings in the case, as well as the preparation of materials on the criminal case by the private prosecutor and the defense.
- Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process.
- A prosecutor who supports the state prosecution and carries out other procedural activities when considering a criminal case by a court of first instance.
- The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone.
- The protests of the prosecutor, the public prosecutor about the cancellation or amendment of the sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- Documents and items that are an integral part of pre-trial or judicial proceedings or submitted for attachment to them.
- A decision made by the court of first instance on the guilt or innocence of the accused, on the application or non-application of punishment to him and on other issues to be resolved.
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- Is the public prosecutor, as well as the victim (private prosecutor), the civil plaintiff and their representatives.
- Negotiations between the accused and the victim with the participation of a mediator in order to facilitate their reconciliation.
- Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force.
- The accused, his legal representatives, representatives of the deceased accused, the defender, the civil defendant and his representatives.
- Forcible delivery of persons who did not appear without valid reasons on a call to the body conducting the criminal process.
- Close relatives, family members of the victim, civil plaintiff and civil defendant, legal representatives; lawyers, representatives of trade unions and other public associations, as well as other persons admitted to participate in a criminal case with the permission of the body conducting the criminal process.
- Any person who has applied to a court or a criminal prosecution body for the protection of his real or alleged right, or who has informed him of a socially dangerous act being prepared, committed or committed, provided for by criminal law.
- Is a written notification of a summons to a criminal prosecution body or to a court for the production of procedural actions.
16 Clues: Is a request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process. • Is a complaint against a sentence that has not entered into legal force. • A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of procedural actions. • The judge presiding over the collegial consideration of a criminal case or considering a criminal case alone. • ...
Criminal Law 2012-05-24
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- The authority stating the test for mens rea in s35.
- This man helped you carry your bags but didn't know what he was doing was wrong.
- Tempt Alpogut and Tan into having a go.
- Which is the leading case interpreting s418?
- Duress and self-defence are particular forms of which defence?
- The man who made Oliver Twist's continuing act?
- Mixed up hogs with first hat. Oh my...? Nullifies Peters
- Which defence does s61HA(3) displace?
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- More than transient or trifling.
- Like Giorgianni a handbag is one of these.
- What burden is placed on an accused arguing intoxication?
- Larceny is a crime against?
- This defence negates the element of voluntariness.
- What burden is placed on an accused arguing insanity?
- Which judgment states the elements of JCE?
15 Clues: Larceny is a crime against? • More than transient or trifling. • Which defence does s61HA(3) displace? • Tempt Alpogut and Tan into having a go. • Like Giorgianni a handbag is one of these. • Which judgment states the elements of JCE? • Which is the leading case interpreting s418? • The man who made Oliver Twist's continuing act? • ...
Criminal Crosswords 2021-03-10
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- A judicially imposed sentence that, subject to specific conditions, allows the defendant to be released into the community instead of serving time in prison
- A person accused and charged with a crime
- A formal, written accusation that charges defendant with a particular crime and is brought by the grand jury, rather than by the prosecutor
- A person who is believed to have committed a crime but has not yet been put on trial
- A serious crime that is generally punishable by imprisonment of more than one year
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- An order based upon probable cause authorizing either the arrest of a person or the search of a person or place
- The release, prior to trial, of a person accused of a crime, under specified conditions designed to assure that person's appearance in court when required.
- The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime
- A finding by judge or jury that the defendant committed the crime charged beyond a reasonable doubt
- The appearance of defendant before the court during which defendant is formally told of the charges and of his or her rights and enters a plea
- A lawyer representing the municipal, state or federal government in criminal proceedings
- The gathering of evidence about a crime by law enforcement and/or the prosecutor
- A hearing at which the judge hears evidence and decides whether a defendant is guilty of the crime(s) charged
- A notice requiring a person’s appearance in court on or by a specific day and time
- Testimony, documents, records, or objects presented by the prosecutor or defense during a hearing or trial to prove a particular fact or legal issue
15 Clues: A person accused and charged with a crime • The punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime • The gathering of evidence about a crime by law enforcement and/or the prosecutor • A notice requiring a person’s appearance in court on or by a specific day and time • ...
Criminal Trials 2021-11-12
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- How we test the evidence of a witness in a trial
- Potential plea entered by a defendant/potential finding by a jury at the end of a trial
- A list of specific accusations faced by a defendant in a criminal trial
- Judicial officer in charge of a trial in the District or Supreme Court
- A non religious promise to tell the truth made before giving evidence in a trial
- False evidence of a witness given under oath or affirmation
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- Physical evidence produced in a trial
- A religious promise to tell the truth made before giving evidence in a trial
- Formal method of asking a judge to strike out an opponents question to a witness
- The representative of the state whose role is to assist the court in establishing a just outcome/usually wants a guilty verdict
- A lawyer skilled in court-room advocacy
- Evidence which is not permitted to be presented in a trial
- In a criminal trial, the person who has been charged
- Proof adduced to persuade the court of your argument
- A person giving evidence in a trial
15 Clues: A person giving evidence in a trial • Physical evidence produced in a trial • A lawyer skilled in court-room advocacy • How we test the evidence of a witness in a trial • In a criminal trial, the person who has been charged • Proof adduced to persuade the court of your argument • Evidence which is not permitted to be presented in a trial • ...
Criminal Sentencing 2020-05-12
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- Offenders returning to crime
- Corrected or punished in the community
- A principle related to retribution; getting even
- Sentencing in response to disparity in sentencing
- Sentencing goal; individual responsibility
- Sentencing goal; discourages criminal acts
- Institutional corrections or punishment
- Punishment that requires monetary payment
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- Strategy under restoration, offender makes amends
- Sentencing goal; separates offender from society
- Sentencing goal; changing or reforming offender
- The imposition of punishment for criminal behavior
- Sentencing goal; making the victim "whole again"
- Sanctions that are modern and often combine types
- Type of punishment that is final and controversial
15 Clues: Offenders returning to crime • Corrected or punished in the community • Institutional corrections or punishment • Punishment that requires monetary payment • Sentencing goal; individual responsibility • Sentencing goal; discourages criminal acts • Sentencing goal; changing or reforming offender • Sentencing goal; separates offender from society • ...
Criminal Court 2023-01-26
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- is a sentence other than prison where the defendant is let out only under the supervision
- the punishment ordered by a court for a defendant convicted of a crime
- The law that the police believe the defendant has broken
- is a reason that an attorney interrupts a witness to talk to the judge
- a promise to tell the truth
- is the person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit
- Government official with authority to decide lawsuits brought before courts
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- a person called upon by either side in a lawsuit to give testimony before the court or jury
- A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant
- A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison
- asking another court if the trial was conducted properly
- the Questioning of a witness by the attorney for the other side
- offense a crime punishable by death
- Information presented in testimony or in documents that are used to persuade the judge or jury
- the decision of a petit jury or a judge
15 Clues: a promise to tell the truth • offense a crime punishable by death • the decision of a petit jury or a judge • A judgment of guilt against a criminal defendant • A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison • asking another court if the trial was conducted properly • The law that the police believe the defendant has broken • ...
Criminal Law 2023-03-22
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- The body of crime
- Statuses that declare and act criminal after the act occurs and those that increase the penalty for a crime after the act occurs
- The need for some identifiable harm as an actual or potential consequence of culpable activity is often sighted as a general feature of crime.
- also referred to as the but four rule.
- The need for a BLANK is also part of the principle of legality.
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- holds that behavior cannot be criminal if no law exists that both defines it as illegal and prescribes a punishment for it
- To establish the corpus delicti of a crime, the state has to demonstrate that a BLANK has been violated and that someone violated it.
- Individuals may not be tried for a second time for the same offense or be punished a second time for the same offense.
- The prohibition of being tried twice is limited to BLANK
- Requires some direct relation between the injury asserted and the injurious conduct alleged.
- otherwise known as victimless crimes
- What amendment prohibits double jeopardy
- A legislative act punishing a person or a select group of people without the benefit of a judicial trial
- Refers to a statue defining a crime that is so unclear that a reasonable person of at least average intelligence could not determine what the law purports to command or prohibit
- A relationship between mens reus and actus reus
15 Clues: The body of crime • otherwise known as victimless crimes • also referred to as the but four rule. • What amendment prohibits double jeopardy • A relationship between mens reus and actus reus • The prohibition of being tried twice is limited to BLANK • The need for a BLANK is also part of the principle of legality. • ...
Criminal Trials 2025-09-05
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- To represent oneself in a legal proceeding.
- a judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which the person has been charged:
- a claim or assertion that someone has done something illegal or wrong, typically one made without proof:
- Latin for “you shall have the body,” a legal action challenging the legality of a person’s detention or imprisonment.
- The process of taking legal action or resolving disputes through the court system.
- The decision reached by a jury or judge in a trial, determining the outcome of the case.
- The process of selecting jurors through questioning by attorneys or the judge.
- A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act.
- a formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law.
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- engage in long and careful consideration:
- The court’s final determination of the case at issue.
- A formal court proceeding where a defendant is informed of the charges and enters a plea.
- a phase in court proceedings where both parties gather and exchange evidence to prepare for trial.
- The formal legal process where evidence is presented and a verdict is reached.
- A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime.
15 Clues: engage in long and careful consideration: • To represent oneself in a legal proceeding. • The court’s final determination of the case at issue. • A formal accusation issued by a grand jury, charging a person with a crime. • A court order requiring a person to do or refrain from doing a specific act. • ...
Criminal Procedure (according to the Criminal Procedure Code of Belarus) 2022-03-09
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- Any data on the basis of which the presence or absence of circumstances relevant to the criminal case is established
- A request made to a higher court of law to change a previous decision made by a lower court, especially in order to reduce or prevent a punishment
- An official demand to appear in a court of law or in a criminal prosecution body for procedural actions
- New participant in criminal proceedings
- The process of checking special signs on the human body, traces of crime, bodily injuries, detection of intoxication or other properties and signs
- Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court
- The educator or psychologist involved in the interrogation of a minor is a ...
- Actions of citizens to detain a person
- An amount of money that a person who has been accused of a crime pays to a law court so that they can be released until their trial
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- A person for whom a decision has been made to charge him or her in a criminal case
- An assumption of innocence in the favor of the defendant in a criminal action imposing on the prosecution the burden of proving guilt beyond a reasonable doubt
- A legal representative who officially accuses someone of committing a crime by bringing a case against that person in a court of law
- A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process
- Expenses incurred in a judicial process
- Proving consists of the gathering, verification and ... of evidence.
- The fact of having committed crimes in the past
- A preventive measure consisting in forcing someone to stay at home instead of in a prison with the imposition of duties and prohibitions
- A person in a law court who says what they know about a legal case or a particular person
- Such evidence as instruments of crime, products of criminal activity, money, valuables and other property obtained as a result of a crime
- To look into or over carefully or thoroughly in an effort to find or discover something
20 Clues: Actions of citizens to detain a person • Expenses incurred in a judicial process • New participant in criminal proceedings • The fact of having committed crimes in the past • Relevance of a particular criminal case to a particular court • A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process • ...
Monster Crossword puzzle 2023-03-31
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- A place that holds criminals
- Blameworthy of a criminal activity
- A deep look into a crime to help find facts of a case
- The person or people being convicted of a criminal charge
- Not guilty of a crime or offense
- Another word for a court case
- A criminal who isn't an adult
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- A person who tries to defend or put a person into jail
- People who are found guilty of crimes they commited
- The person that the crime was committed on or against
- To interrupt or intrude during a discussion during a court session
- An official who decides criminal cases
- To be obtained by law enforcement
- Scary beast
- A board of civilians who come together to decide if someone is guilty or innocent
15 Clues: Scary beast • A place that holds criminals • Another word for a court case • A criminal who isn't an adult • Not guilty of a crime or offense • To be obtained by law enforcement • Blameworthy of a criminal activity • An official who decides criminal cases • People who are found guilty of crimes they commited • The person that the crime was committed on or against • ...
Latin Vocab 2022-01-03
29 Clues: hand • fire • belt • bold • blaze • favor • rocks • lucky • burnt • wears • threw • minds • ashes • pillow • weight • dinner • thunder • amazing • old man • wedding • focused • you fall • kidnapping • flow, surge • falls downs • disagreement • to give order • should pick up • called together
elvis 2022-07-09
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- I ....Can't Help Believin
- ....Las Vegas
- ...Shook up
- Are You........Tonight
- Blue.....shoes
- It;s Now or.....
- Wooden.....
- Can't Help .......In Love
- ....Headed woman
- ......Man
- That's all.....
- Suspicious.....
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- ......To Sender
- .....In Disguise
- .........rock
- ......on my mind
- ...Dog
- ......IN the Chapel
- ..........Hotel
- Love me...
- ......On My Mind
- In the......
22 Clues: ...Dog • ......Man • Love me... • ...Shook up • Wooden..... • In the...... • .........rock • ....Las Vegas • Blue.....shoes • ......To Sender • ..........Hotel • That's all..... • Suspicious..... • .....In Disguise • ......on my mind • It;s Now or..... • ......On My Mind • ....Headed woman • ......IN the Chapel • Are You........Tonight • I ....Can't Help Believin • Can't Help .......In Love
Unit 2 Spelling 2024-12-03
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- stance
- magical mister mistofeles
- ____ marker
- a remembering
- reminds me of scuttle
- i can't i have a prior ___
- ____ minds by elvis
- wantable
- level of self cleanliness
- finicky like kids
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- newb
- thoughtful
- ____ the data
- ____ to illness
- easy based on circumstances
- pertinent
- sus out how someone feels
- ___student
- recomendar
- drug
20 Clues: newb • drug • stance • wantable • pertinent • thoughtful • ___student • recomendar • ____ marker • ____ the data • a remembering • ____ to illness • finicky like kids • ____ minds by elvis • reminds me of scuttle • magical mister mistofeles • sus out how someone feels • level of self cleanliness • i can't i have a prior ___ • easy based on circumstances
SENTENCING 2017-05-10
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- The examination of a convicted offender's background prior to sentencing
- A model of criminal punishment in which an offender is given a fixed term of imprisonment that may be reduced by good time or gain time
- A goal of criminal sentencing that seeks to prevent a particular offender from engaging in repeat criminality
- Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that may be considered to reduce the blameworthiness of the offender
- STATEMENT An in-court statement made by the victim or survivor to sentencing authorities, seeking to make an informed sentencing decision
- Directs the person detaining a prisoner to bring him or her before a judicial officer to determine the lawfulness of the imprisonment
- Developed by a sentencing commission rather than state legislature;Explicit and highly structured
- A model of criminal punishment that includes determinate and commission-created presumptive sentencing schemes
- A goal of criminal sentencing that attempts to make the victim "whole" again
- The amount of time deducted from prison time on a given sentence as a consequence of participation in special projects or programs
- The attempt to reform a criminal offender;Seeks to bring about fundamental changes in offenders and their behavior
- A structured sentencing scheme that allows no leeway in the nature of the sentence imposed
- Court-ordered community service, Home detention, day reporting, drug treatment, psychological counseling, victim-offender programming, intensive supervision in lieu of other, more traditional sanctions, such as imprisonment and fines.
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- The amount of time deducted from prison time on a given sentence as a consequence of good behavior
- A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation through the use of general and relatively unspecific sentences
- A goal of criminal sentencing that seeks to prevent others from committing crimes similar to the one for which a particular offender is being sentenced by making an example of the person sentenced
- One of the oldest forms of punishment; Often imposed for relatively minor law violations;Most likely to be imposed where the offender has both a clean record and the ability to pay
- Sentence Served one after the other
- The act of taking revenge on a criminal perpetrator;The earliest-known rationale for punishment;Corresponds to the model of sentencing called "just deserts"
- The use of imprisonment or other means to reduce the likelihood that an offender will commit future offenses
- Circumstances relating to the commission of a crime that make it more grave than the average instance of that crime
- A model of criminal sentencing that holds that criminal offenders deserve the punishment they receive. The primary sentencing tool of the just deserts model is imprisonment
- Sentence Two or more sentences served at the same time
- The official suspension of criminal or juvenile proceedings against an alleged offender at any point after a recorded justice system intake, but before the entering of a judgment
- justice A sentencing model that builds on restitution and community participation in an attempt to make amends to the victim;Primary goal is improving the quality of life for all members of the community.
25 Clues: Sentence Served one after the other • Sentence Two or more sentences served at the same time • The examination of a convicted offender's background prior to sentencing • A goal of criminal sentencing that attempts to make the victim "whole" again • A structured sentencing scheme that allows no leeway in the nature of the sentence imposed • ...
Criminal Procedure in Belarus 2021-03-10
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- An investigative action in which a witness, victim, suspect or accused, as a result of the perception of the objects presented to him and their comparison with the mental image of a person or object that was previously perceived, comes to a conclusion about their similarity or difference.
- Persons who perform the functions of prosecution or defense in criminal proceedings on the basis of adversarial proceedings.
- Documents and items that are an integral part of pre-trial or judicial proceedings or submitted for attachment to them.
- A person detained on suspicion of committing a crime, or a person against whom the criminal prosecution authority has initiated a criminal case.
- In order to eliminate significant contradictions in the testimony of previously interrogated persons, the investigator, the person conducting the inquiry, has the right to conduct this procedure between two previously interrogated persons, in whose testimony there are significant contradictions.
- Any factual data obtained in accordance with the procedure provided for by law, on the basis of which the body conducting the criminal process determines the presence or absence of a socially dangerous act provided for by the criminal law, the guilt of the person who committed this act, or his innocence, and other circumstances that are important for the correct resolution of the criminal case.
- A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process.
- A decision made by the court of first instance on the question of the guilt or innocence of the accused, on the application or non-application of punishment to him, and on other issues subject to resolution.
- A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of the procedural actions.
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- A person who has suffered physical, property or moral damage as a result of a socially dangerous act provided for by the criminal law.
- A statement about the commission by a certain person of a specific socially dangerous act provided for by criminal law, as well as procedural activities carried out by the prosecution.
- Any person who has applied to a court or a criminal prosecution body in accordance with the procedure established by Criminal Procedure Code for the protection of his real or alleged right, or who has informed him of a socially dangerous act that is being prepared, committed or committed, as provided for by criminal law.
- A written notification of a summons to the criminal prosecution body or to the court for the production of procedural actions.
- Introduction or transfer by the suspect, the accused or other natural person at the stage of preliminary investigation of property in the form of money, valuables, securities to ensure the appearance of the suspect or the accused to the investigator, interrogator or court, to prevent him from committing new crimes.
- Information provided by a suspect, accused, victim, or witness orally or in writing during an interrogation conducted at a preliminary investigation, inquiry, or court session in accordance with the procedure provided by Criminal Procedure Code, as well as during other investigative actions involving them.
- A procedural activity carried out for the purpose of refuting a suspicion or accusation or mitigating the accusation, ensuring the rights and interests of a suspect, accused, or a person who has committed a socially dangerous act.
- A person who, within the limits of his competence, carries out criminal prosecution on behalf of the state and supports the state prosecution in court.
- An official of the Investigative Committee of the Republic of Belarus, state security bodies, who carries out a preliminary investigation within the limits of his competence.
18 Clues: A request addressed to the body conducting the criminal process. • A document certifying the fact of production, the content and results of the procedural actions. • Documents and items that are an integral part of pre-trial or judicial proceedings or submitted for attachment to them. • ...
Rätsel 28. HOLLYWOOD 2023-08-22
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- ___ Minds – Wilde Gedanken
- Verrückt nach ___
- Hugh ___
- Der ___ Nr. 1
- Forrest ___
- Ein ___ Angebot
- ___ Park
- Notting ___
- __ Rourke
- Quentin___
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- Ein Hund namens ___
- Orlando __
- Eine ___ der Ehre
- Der Duft der ___
- Die Hochzeit meines ___ Freundes
- Kevin___zu Haus
- __ Schweiger
- Eddie__
- Der ___ James Ryan
- Ein ___ namens Babe
- Basic ___
- Der verrückte ___
22 Clues: Eddie__ • Hugh ___ • ___ Park • __ Rourke • Basic ___ • Orlando __ • Quentin___ • Forrest ___ • Notting ___ • __ Schweiger • Der ___ Nr. 1 • Kevin___zu Haus • Ein ___ Angebot • Der Duft der ___ • Eine ___ der Ehre • Verrückt nach ___ • Der verrückte ___ • Der ___ James Ryan • Ein Hund namens ___ • Ein ___ namens Babe • ___ Minds – Wilde Gedanken • Die Hochzeit meines ___ Freundes
Unit 2 Spelling 2024-12-03
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- stance
- magical mister mistofeles
- ____ marker
- a remembering
- reminds me of scuttle
- i can't i have a prior ___
- ____ minds by elvis
- wantable
- level of self cleanliness
- finicky like kids
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- newb
- thoughtful
- ____ the data
- ____ to illness
- easy based on circumstances
- pertinent
- sus out how someone feels
- ___student
- recomendar
- drug
20 Clues: newb • drug • stance • wantable • pertinent • thoughtful • ___student • recomendar • ____ marker • ____ the data • a remembering • ____ to illness • finicky like kids • ____ minds by elvis • reminds me of scuttle • magical mister mistofeles • sus out how someone feels • level of self cleanliness • i can't i have a prior ___ • easy based on circumstances
Grandma's Crossword Puzzle 2022-12-21
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- Animated character in an airplane that Papa used to draw
- A drink that is always in your fridge
- Middle name of second born biological grandchild
- Where you met Papa
- Island where you spent your honeymoon with Papa
- Holiday that is best celebrated in Georgia
- Birthstone
- Poker run at the campground
- First car
- Fur ball
- Work making board game
- Name of street you used to live on in Chicago
- Apricot and Rasperry filled cookie
- Most attractive cast memeber on Criminal Minds
- Eye color of your children, grandchildren, and self
- Father’s nickname
- High school mascot
- Law & _____
- Brayden’s birth month
- Favorite granddaughter
- Favorite decade of music
- Former favorite holiday to celebrate (abbrev.)
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- Cinnamon sugar coated cookie
- Whistling bird
- Lake at Jellystone Park
- Hometown city in Georgia
- Peanut and caramel candy bar
- Her nickname is Boo-Boo
- Turkey and ____ sandwich
- Second born’s middle name
- Minty drink
- Uncle Larry’s nickname
- Name of the street you live on
- Friend from Arizona
- Favorite fried chicken place
- Spend $50, get $10 ____ cash
- Former host was Alex Trebek
- First cat
- US President during birth year
- “Wipe your feet, _____child”
- Sport played in your 20’s
- Grocery store behind your house
- Favorite flower
- Papa’s middle name
44 Clues: Fur ball • First car • First cat • Birthstone • Minty drink • Law & _____ • Whistling bird • Favorite flower • Father’s nickname • Where you met Papa • High school mascot • Papa’s middle name • Friend from Arizona • Brayden’s birth month • Work making board game • Uncle Larry’s nickname • Favorite granddaughter • Lake at Jellystone Park • Her nickname is Boo-Boo • Hometown city in Georgia • ...
