Across
- 2. /illegal action or activity which is punishable by law
- 3. latin phrase meaning “bad in itself”; crime classification
- 5. latin phrase meaning “bad because prohibited”; crime classification
- 7. /simultaneous occurrence of criminal act and criminal intent; one of the
- 8. /criminal act; one of the essential elements of a crime
- 9. classification for the most serious type of crimes
- 11. classification for the least serious type of crime; may also be called petty offense
Down
- 1. factor which favors the accused and makes a lesser charge and/or sentence likely
- 3. /criminal intent; one of the essential elements of a crime
- 4. elements of a crime
- 6. factor which supports a more serious charge and/or stiffer penalty
- 7. harmful result; element of a crime
- 10. classification for a crime of medium gravity; more serious than infractions, but less serious than felonies