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Law 12
ch. 4 key terms
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12th Grade
11/05/2012

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the type of law that deals with offences committed against society is called
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criminal law
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the type of law that compensates individuals is called
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civil law
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the main source of criminal law in Canada is
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Criminal Code
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Fairness in the criminal justice system is called
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procedural justice
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when an accused person has a legal action carried out against them by a Crown attorney, they are being
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prosecuted
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a_____court judge provides the verdict in a summary offence case
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provincial
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in our criminal justice system, guilt must be proven beyond a
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reasonable doubt
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the latin phrase for a guilty mind is
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mens rea
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pretending not to know something may lead someone to being accused of
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willful blindness
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_______ is the careless disregard for the possible results of an action
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recklessness
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a wanton disregard for the lives and safety of others is called
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criminal negligence
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an accused person's reason for committing an offence is his or her
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motive
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an agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime would make them guilty of
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conspiracy
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to knowingly help someone evade the police after committing a crime is to be
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an accessory after the fact
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the actus reus of an attempt begins when
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the person takes the first step toward committing the crime
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in a criminal court case heard in Provincial Superior Court, the trial may be by a judge alone or by a judge and _____
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jury
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encouraging someone to commit a crime, in legal terminology is called
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abetting
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in addition to hearing criminal trials the __________ court also hears appeals in summary offence cases
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provincial suprem
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the document that gave the federal government the power to make criminal law for Canada was the
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BNA act
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healping someone commit a crime
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aiding
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true purpose of an act
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motive
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minor criminal offence
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summary offence
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crown can proceed summarily of by indictment
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hybrid offence
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serious crime with more severe penalties
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indictable offence
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final court of appeal
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supreme court
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sets provincial precedents
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provincial court of appeal
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guilty mind
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mens rea
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wrongful deed
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actus reus
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reason for committing offence
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intent
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