Law Chapter 11 Vocabulary

4. - defense raised by a criminal defendant stating that because of a mental disease or defect, the defendant should not be held responsible for the crime committed
9. - usually the standard of proof used in a CIVIL suit; the burden of proof that a party must meet in order to win a lawsuit. To win, a party must provide evidence that is more convincing than the other side’s evidence
10. - biological evidence, derived from testing samples of human tissue and fluids, that generally links an offender to a crime
11. - the legal defense of a person considered not yet legally responsible for his or her actions
12. - a defense to a criminal charge that shows a just and lawful reason for the defendant’s conduct

1. - state of drunkenness or similar condition created by the use of drugs or alcohol
2. - an act by law enforcement officials to persuade a person to commit a crime that the person would not otherwise have committed.
3. - the requirement that to win a point or have an issue decided in one party’s favor, the party must show that a certain amount of the weight of the evidence is on their side.
5. - the level of proof required to convict a person of a CRIME.
6. - the right to defend oneself with whatever force is reasonably necessary against an actual or reasonably perceived threat of personal harm
7. -unlawful pressure on a person to do something that he or she would not otherwise do. This may be a defense to a criminal charge
8. - an excuse or plea that a person was somewhere else at the time a crime was committed