CRIMINAL LAW

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  1. 2. Applying to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.
  2. 6. A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
  3. 7. A serious crime usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death.
  4. 8. The actual physical impact on another person.
  5. 9. The crime of falsely making or altering a document.
  6. 11. A formal written or spoken statement, especially one given in a court of law.
  7. 12. Deliberate destruction or damage to property.
  8. 13. Money or property given as surety that a person released from custody will return at an appointed time.
  9. 17. A formal declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense.
  10. 19. The formal reading of criminal charges in the presence of the defendant.
  11. 21. The crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.
  12. 23. A person who helps another commit a crime.
  13. 25. Jury A jury, normally of twenty-three jurors, selected to examine the validity of an accusation before trial.
  14. 26. The criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property.
  15. 28. A document ordering a person to attend a court.
  16. 31. A lesser criminal act punishable by less than a year of imprisonment.
  17. 34. The restoration of something lost or stolen to its proper owner.
  18. 36. Jeopardy The prosecution of a person twice for the same offense.
  19. 37. Obtaining something, especially money, through force or threats.
  20. 38. The state of being confined in prison; imprisonment.
  21. 39. A period of supervision over an offender, ordered by the court instead of serving time in prison.
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  1. 1. of Limitations A law that sets the maximum time the parties involved have to initiate legal proceedings from the date of the alleged offense.Verdict A decision on a disputed issue in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.
  2. 3. A judgment that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged.
  3. 4. Theft of personal property.
  4. 5. Taking property from a person by force or threat of force.
  5. 10. The process of delivering a person from one jurisdiction to another.
  6. 14. A formal charge or accusation of a serious crime.
  7. 15. An intentional act that causes another person to fear imminent bodily harm.
  8. 16. A legal document authorizing a police officer or other official to enter and search premises, make an arrest, or carry out some other action relating to the administration of justice.
  9. 18. A person who gives testimony concerning something of which they have direct knowledge.
  10. 20. Bargain An agreement in a criminal case between the prosecutor and defendant whereby the defendant agrees to plead guilty to a particular charge in return for some concession from the prosecutor
  11. 22. The killing of one person by another.
  12. 24. The release of a prisoner temporarily (for a special purpose) or permanently before the completion of a sentence, on the promise of good behavior.
  13. 27. The institution and conducting of legal proceedings against someone in respect of a criminal charge.
  14. 29. Lying under oath.
  15. 30. An individual, company, or institution sued or accused in a court of law.
  16. 32. Theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust.
  17. 33. Taking someone away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom.
  18. 35. The unlawful entry into a building with intent to commit a crime, especially theft.