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| The lawful search for people and things to reconstruct the circumstances of an illegal act, apprehend or determine the guilty party, and aid in the state's prosecution of the offender. |
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| An offense against the public at large, proclaimed in a law and punishable by a governin body. |
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| The body of law taht for the purpose of preventing harm to society defines what behavior is criminal and prescribes the punishment to be imposed for such behavior. |
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| Name given to the government as the party that accuses a person of a crime. |
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| In criminal law, the person who is accused of a crime. |
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| Principles and rules of action bases on usage and custom in ancient England and incorporated into colonial American laws and subsequence state statutes. |
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| The body of laws passed by legislative bodies, including the U.S Congress, state legislatures, and local governmetn bodies. |
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| A collection of state statutes that define criminal offenses and specify corresponging fines and punishments. |
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| The sum total of all reported cases that interpret previous decisions, statutes, regulations, and constitutional provisions that then become part of a nations or a states common law. |
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| A decision in a court case that furnishes a example or authority for deciding subsequent cases in which identical or simular facts are presented. |
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