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Criminal Law

Criminal Law word list
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  1. jurisprudence
    the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
  2. substantive
    having a firm basis in reality and therefore important
  3. procedural
    of or relating to processes
  4. tort
    a wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought
  5. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  6. espionage
    the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets
  7. inchoate
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  8. actus reus
    activity that transgresses moral or civil law
  9. infraction
    a violation of a law or rule
  10. mens rea
    criminal intent
  11. negligence
    failure to act with the prudence of a reasonable person
  12. motive
    the reason that arouses action toward a desired goal
  13. liability
    the state of being legally obliged and responsible
  14. concurrence
    the property of two things happening at the same time
  15. ex post facto
    affecting things past
  16. corpus delicti
    the body of evidence that constitute the offence
Created on 七月 6, 2010

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