Introduction to Criminal Law

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  1. 1. – The state of the mind of a person who commits an action deliberately and on purpose.
  2. 3. – To make an act completely legal by removing it from the Criminal Code or other criminal statute.
  3. 6. – A Latin phrase meaning “a wrongful deed”; the physical or guilty act, omission, or state of being that constitutes a crime.
  4. 7. – wanton and reckless disregard for the lives and safety of other people.
  5. 10. – Fairness in the processes that resolve disputes.
  6. 12. – An action, omission, or state of being that is considered a crime.
  7. 13. – A state of acting carelessly without regard for the consequences of one’s actions.
  8. 15. – An act done with the intent to commit a criminal offence but without success.
  9. 16. – A principle that judicial decisions should be based on objective criteria and be free from bias or conflicts of interest.
  10. 17. – 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.
  11. 18. – A criminal offence proceedings by way of a summary conviction or an indictable offence.
  12. 19. – The reason for committing a certain act.
  13. 21. – To make a behavior that was illegal punishable by fines.
  14. 22. – To make a behavior a criminal offence.
  15. 23. – To pass a proposed law into legislation.
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  1. 1. – A serious criminal offence with a severe penalty, proceeding by way of a formal court document called an indictment.
  2. 2. – The act of deliberately choosing to ignore certain facts nor information.
  3. 4. – Assisting someone to commit a criminal offence.
  4. 5. – A minor criminal offence with less severe punishments, which is usually tried soon after the charge is laid without a preliminary hearing or jury.
  5. 8. – A Latin phrase meaning “a guilty mind”; the mental element of one’s criminal actions.
  6. 9. – To initiate and carry out a legal action.
  7. 11. – To change existing legislation (laws).
  8. 12. – The body of public law that defines crimes and prescribes punishments.
  9. 14. – A time limit imposed by law within which a specific action must be taken.
  10. 17. – Encouraging or urging another person to commit a crime.
  11. 20. – An agreement between two or more people to commit an unlawful act.