Chapter 4 Key Terms

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Across
  1. 6. to make a behaviour a criminal offence in the Criminal Code or other criminal statute
  2. 7. an action, omission, or state of being that is considered a crime, as defined in the Criminal Code or other criminal statute
  3. 10. to pass a proposed law into legislation
  4. 13. the reason for committing a certain act
  5. 14. a serious criminal offence with a severe penalty, proceeding by way of a formal court document called an indictment
  6. 17. a criminal offence proceeding by way of a summary conviction or am indictable offence; the Crown decide which way to proceed
  7. 19. the physical or guilty act, omission, or state of being that constitutes a crime
  8. 20. a state of acting carelessly without regard for the consequences of one’s actions
  9. 21. to initiate and carry out a legal action
  10. 22. a principle that judicial decisions should be based on objective criteria and be free from bias or conflicts of interest
  11. 23. assisting someone to commit a criminal offence
  12. 24. a minor criminal offence with less severe punishments, which is usually tried soon after the charge is laid (summarily) without a preliminary hearing or jury
  13. 25. an agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act
Down
  1. 1. fairness in the processes that resolve disputes
  2. 2. to make a behaviour that was illegal punishable only by fines
  3. 3. to make an act completely legal by removing it from the Criminal Code or other criminal statute
  4. 4. wanton and reckless disregard for the lives and safety of other people
  5. 5. encouraging or urging another person to commit a crime
  6. 8. the body of public law that defines crimes and prescribes punishments
  7. 9. a time limit imposed by law within which a specific action must be taken
  8. 11. an act done with the intent to commit a criminal offence but without success
  9. 12. the act of deliberately choosing to ignore certain facts or information
  10. 15. someone who knows that crime has been committed and who helps the person who committed the crime to hide or escape from the police
  11. 16. a Latin phrase meaning “a guilty mind”; the mental element of one’s criminal actions
  12. 18. the state of mind of a person who commits an action deliberately and on purpose
  13. 19. to change existing legislation (laws)