Mock Trial - Criminal Law Terms
Across
- 2. what you are thinking; most crimes require the actor have a guilty state of mind, meaning it was purposefully committed
- 4. a person who voluntarily helps another commit a crime and is usually present at the commission of that crime
- 6. a person who helps commit a crime but usually is not present at the commission of the crime
- 11. the reason a person commits a crime
- 13. open; clear, for example, at least the first step in actually attempting a crime
- 15. failing to perform an act required by criminal law
- 16. the person who commits a crime
Down
- 1. crimes that are committed before or in preparation for committing another crime
- 3. a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less
- 5. Latin term used by lawyers when discussing the requirement for a guilty state of mine; the knowledge that one's action would cause or be a crime
- 7. the legal responsibility for damage or injury even if you are not negligent
- 8. an effort to commit a crime that goes beyond just preparation but does not result in the commission of the crime
- 9. the act of requesting or strongly urging someone to do something
- 10. an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime
- 12. the conditions that make an act unlawful
- 14. a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year