Details Title: BUSINESS LAW Description: CHAPTER 006: CRIMINAL & CYBER CRIME Total Flash Cards: 9 Created: 06/15/2009 14:38:07		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Law Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term CYBER CRIME Definition A crime that occurs while online, in the virtual community on the net, as opposed to the physical world Term CRIME Definition A wrong act against society proclaimed in a statute & punishable by fines, imprisonment, or death Term BEYOND REASONABLE DOUBT Definition The burden of proof used in criminal cases. If any reasonalbe doubt exists that a criminal defendant committed the charged crime, the verdict must be "not guilty" Term FELONY Definition A crime (arson, murder, robbery) that carries the most severe sanctions, which range from 1yr+ in a state or federal prison to the death penalty Term MISDEMEANOR Definition A lesser crime than a felony, punishable by fine/incarceration for up to 1yr Term PETTY OFFENSE Definition In crim law, the least serious kind od crim offense, such as traffic or building-code violation Term ROBBERY Definition Act of forcefully/unlawfully taking personal property of any value from another. Force/intimidation necc to be considered robbery Term BURGLARY Definition The unlawful entry/breaing in to a bldg w/ intent to commit a felony. (Some states expand this to the intent to commit any crime) Term LARCENY Definition The wrongful taking/carrying away of another's personal property w/ intent to permanently deprive the owner of same. Some states classify this as either grand or petit, depending on prop. value.