CRIMINAL LAW

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