Across
- 3. to common intention The shared responsibility among criminals for any additional offences that are committed in the course of the crime they originally intended to commit
- 4. intent The desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
- 5. negligence Wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing serious injury or death
- 7. to an offence Those people who are indirectly involved in committing a crime
- 11. Consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
- 14. law The body of law that prohibit and punish acts that injure people, property and society as a whole
- 16. liability offences Offences that do not require mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence
- 18. An agreement between two people or more to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur
- 19. An awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
- 21. law Federal or provincial statutes meant to protect the public welfare
- 22. Legal responsibility for a wrongful action
- 25. blindness A deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible consequences of one's actions
- 26. An act or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statute
Down
- 1. liability offences Offences that do not require mens rea but to which the accused can offer the defence of due diligence
- 2. The person who actually commits the crime
- 6. laws laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level; most often punishable by fines
- 8. The crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence
- 9. intent The desire to commit a wrongful act, with no ulterior motive or purpose
- 10. The intention to commit a crime, even when the crime is not completed
- 12. A crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence
- 13. after the fact Someone who knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
- 15. A criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
- 17. diligence The defence that the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence
- 20. The reason a person commits a crime
- 23. reus The guilty act - the voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is forbidden by the Criminal Code
- 24. A state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action, knows what the result will be, and is reckless regarding the consequences
- 27. rea A deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences