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Street Law Chapt8
Vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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what your are thinking; most crimes require that the actor have a guilty state of mind, meaning that he or she purposefully commits the prohibited act | state of mind |
the reason a person commits a crime | motive |
the legal responsibility for damage or injury even if you are not negligent | strict liability |
the conditions that make an act unlawful | elements |
a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year | felony |
a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less | misdemeanor |
the person who commits a crime | principal |
a person who helps commit a crime but usually is not present | accomplice |
an accomplice who encourages, orders, or helps plan a crime | accessory before the fact |
an accomplice who, knowing a crime has been committed, helps conceal the crime or the criminal | accessory after the fact |
failing to perform an act required by criminal law | crime of omission |
the act of requesting or strongly urging someone to do something; if the request is to do something illegal, this is considered a crime | solicitation |
an effort to commit a crime that goes beyond mere preparation but does not result in the commission of the crime | attempt |
an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime | conspiracy |
open; clear (for example, an act in criminal law is more than mere preparation to do something; it is at least the first step of actually attempting the crime) | overt |