Fundamentals of Laws & Codes

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  1. 5. person sexually abusing another person
  2. 7. 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
  3. 13. crimes which are planned and carried out by criminal groups such as gangs
  4. 14. less serious crimes such as shoplifting or DUI; usually carries a fine and/or jail sentence of less than a year
  5. 16. laws applied to the United States as a whole
  6. 18. municipal regulations and laws enacted in local areas
  7. 19. legal action between two parties in a criminal law case
  8. 21. responding party or alleged wrongdoer
  9. 24. serves as the federal government’s main penal code and includes criminal procedure for federal crimes
  10. 25. protect citizens from excessive charges, limit of freedoms and abusive power from authorities
  11. 26. each state’s unique system of laws and courts
  12. 27. mild crimes (civil offenses or petty crimes) such as littering, parking violations, etc.; only punishable by tickets or fines
  13. 28. obligation to prove or back up claims being made
  14. 29. committing an offense against a person working for the public service; crimes committed during a criminal procedure
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  1. 1. party who was wronged and is filing the civil law case
  2. 2. party, the government, who is filing the criminal law case
  3. 3. are crimes that involve violent acts or trigger a fear of bodily harm in someone threatened with violence
  4. 4. laws which place limitations on dangerous or unlawful items and activities
  5. 6. 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
  6. 8. 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
  7. 9. disturbing others by gathering in groups or engaging in offensive public displays
  8. 10. body of law dealing with crime and the legal punishment of criminal offenses
  9. 11. crimes which can be considered between a felony and misdemeanor, based on circumstances
  10. 12. 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
  11. 15. legal action between two parties in a civil law case
  12. 17. law implementing and interpreting the United States constitution in criminal justice cases
  13. 20. disputes and private rights between individuals, organizations/ parties or between the two, in which compensation is awarded to the victim
  14. 22. serious crimes such as murder, kidnapping, robbery, etc.; punishable by a year or more in state prison
  15. 23. set of laws which are related to the punishment of crimes and offenses