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| A less serious crime lower degree number os more severe |
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| A Capital felony (highest punishment level) |
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| A wrongful or prohibited act (battery homicide) |
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| criminal intent or mental fault |
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| liability imposed for acts of employees if the employer directed, participated in, or approved of the the acts. |
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| Liability of a Corporation |
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| under certain circumstances a corporation may be convicted of crimes and punished by fines |
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| non-consentual taking and carrying away of personal property of another with the intent to deprive the victim permanently of the property. |
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| taking of another's property by a person who was in lawful possession of the property |
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| obtaining title to property of another by means of representation one knows to be materially false; made with intent to defraud |
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| committing larceny with the use or threat of force |
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| under most modern statues, an entry into a building with the intent to commit a felony |
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| making unlawful threats to obtain money or property |
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| offering money or property to a public official to influence the official's decision |
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| intentional falsification of a document to defraud |
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| knowingly issuing a check without funds sufficient to cover the check |
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| Defense of Person or Property |
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| individuals may use use reasonable force to protect themselves, other individuals, and their property |
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| coercion by threat of serious bodily harm;a defense to criminal conduct other than murder |
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| honest and reasonable belief that conduct is not criminal (intent crimes only) |
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| protects individuals against unreasonable searches and seizures |
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| protects persons against self-incrimination (miranda rights), double jeopardy, and being charged with a capital crime except by grand jury indictment. Requires due process |
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| provvides the accused with the right to a speedy and public trial, the opportunity to confront witnesses, process for obtaining witnesses, and the right to counsel |
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| prohibits excessive bail, and excessive fines or cruel and unusual punishments |
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| from the latin meaning twisted, it is an action that is wrongful under civil law |
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| A tort in which the wrongful action was undertaken deliberately with the intention to cause the specific act to occur or was taken knowing that it would occur |
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| intentional infliction od apprehensive of immediate bodily harm or offensive contact. |
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| intentional infliction of harmful or offensive bodily contact |
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| intentional and unreasonable confining of a person against her will |
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| Infliction of Emotional Distress |
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| extreme and outrageous conduct causing severe emotional distress |
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| false communication that injures person's reputation |
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| written or electronically transmitted defamation |
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