The Nature of Crime

3. an agreement between two or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur
6. the defence that the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence
8. a deliberate closing of one's mind to the possible consequences of one's actions
11. laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level; most often punishable by fines
12. legal responsibility for a wrongful action
13. the intention to commit a crime, even when the crime is not completed
16. an awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
17. federal or provincial statutes meant to protect the public welfare
19. someone who knowingly recieves, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
20. the desire to commit a wrongful act, with no ulterior motive or purpose
21. the person who commits the crime
23. a deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences
24. an act or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statute

1. the crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence
2. a crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence
4. wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others
5. the desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
7. the body of laws that prohibit and punish acts that injure people, property, and society as a whole
9. the reason a person commits a crime
10. a criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
14. those people who are indirectly involved in committing a crime
15. a state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action, with reckless disregard for the consequences
18. consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
22. the guilty act