Criminal Law Terms Reviwq

1. In Criminal Law, actual imprisonment of physical detention
3. The starting document for a less serious offense, the basis of all charges
8. Detainment by a civilian of a person believed to have committed a crime
9. Intentionally causing damage to property by fire
14. The illegal, forced removal of a child from the custodial parent
15. A legal document stating the criminal charge and the court date
17. Entering someones premises without permission with intent to commit an indictable offence
18. To detain a person legally and to charge him or her with a criminal offense
20. The application or threat of force without the other person's consent
22. Facts that would cause an average person to believe beyond a mere suspicion
24. Blamable or criminal homicide
25. An order by a judge to arrest the accused
27. Type of murder without intent

2. A court order authorizing police to search a specific place at a specified time
4. The pursuit or repeated communication with an unwilling victim
5. Type of murder with intent
6. Culpable homicide that is not murder or infanticide
7. A deal between the Crown and the defense for a guilty plea to a lesser charge and penalty
10. When the burden of proof is placed on the defense rather than the Crown
11. The act of councelling, aiding, or abetting someone to commit suicide
12. Intentional deceit in order to cause a loss of property
13. Homicide for which a person will not be held criminally responsible, an accident
16. Taking someone's property without his or her consent
19. Theft involving violence or threats of violence
21. Communicating for the purposes of prostitution
23. To sell, administer, give, transfer, transport, send, or deliver a controlled substance
26. The killing of another person, directly or indirectly
28. Anything that is used to determine the truth in a court of law