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| Latin for “the guilty act”, which refers to a voluntary action, omission or state of being that is forbidden by the Criminal Code |
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| Latin for “the guilty mind”; a deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences |
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| The reason a person commits a crime |
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| The lawyer representing the government’s interests in prosecuting criminal offenders |
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| The mental intent to commit a specific act prohibited by law, where the accused’s intent goes beyond the prohibited act itself to include another, criminal purpose |
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| The desire to commit a wrongful act for its own sake, with no ulterior motive or purpose |
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| The honest belief that a person owns or has permission to use an item |
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| Culpability based on the commission of an actus reus and inability to prove the defense of due diligence |
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| The defence that the accused took every reasonable precaution to avoid committing a particular offence |
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| an ordinary person of normal intelligence |
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| Culpability based on the commission of an actus reus without regard to the mens rea |
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| Term used describe an offence under the Criminal Code, prosecuted in a manner less complex and carrying penalties less severe than an indictable offence |
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| An offence which the Crown can try either as a summary conviction offence or an indictable offence; also known as a dual procedure offence |
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| A condition in which a person acts without being aware of what he or she is doing (used as a defence in criminal actions) |
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| Grant of judicial authority to arrest or search |
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| Term used to describe a serious offence under the Criminal Code, prosecuted in a manner more complex and carrying penalties more severe than a summary conviction offence. |
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| a practice relying on racial stereotypes rather than reasonable suspicion to single out persons for greater scrutiny in law enforcement. |
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| a document designed to ensure an accused's attention in court; issued by a police officer where arrest is made. |
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| a document designed to ensure an accused's attendance in court; issued by a justice or judge after an arrest is made. |
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| a document designed to ensure an accused's attendance in court; issued by the officer in charge of a police station after an arrest. |
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