Chapter 4 Key Terms Crossword Puzzle

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