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CCRH
Ch 32 Legal Terminology
10
Court Reporting
Professional
10/18/2014

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Term
-- deals with crimes against society or the state
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criminal law
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-- deals with conflicts between individuals
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civil law
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an illegal act of such public importance that the law takes notice of it and punishes the person or persons who committed the crime
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a crime
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the Latin phrase that means a guilty mind
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mens rea
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a lesser breach of law than a felony and is punishable by such lesser penalties as loss of a right or the assessment of a fine
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a misdemeanor
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a grave crime punishable by heavy penalties such as imprisonment in a state or federal prison or a death sentence
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felony
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the Latin word -- means knowingly or having willful knowledge
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scienter
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a person capable of transacting his or her own business affairs is -- which means of sound mind
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compos mentis
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deeds that are wrong because they are prohibited by law are --
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mala prohibita
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a crime that is against good morals is said to be --
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contra bonus mores
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