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Vocabulary Week 4
Vocab week 4
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Criminal Justice
Undergraduate 3
12/16/2010

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Term
Abortion
Definition
procuring or causing miscarriage, may be legal or illegal
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Accusation
Definition
any complaint, incictment, or infraction
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Admission
Definition
statement by accused, usually falls short of a confession
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Adultery
Definition
sexual relations with married person, not one's husband or wife
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Affidavit
Definition
a sworn declaration in writing
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Affirmation
Definition
declaration by winess that he will speak truthfully
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Arraignment
Definition
court appearance, defendant advised of charges and rights
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Arrest
Definition
taking one into custody, depriving one of freedom to leave
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Asportation
Definition
movement of things from one place to another as in theft
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Assault
Definition
an unlawful attempt to inflict injury or force on another
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Attempt
Definition
a "try" to commit a crime, frequently punishable as a crime
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Capital crime
Definition
one punishable by death
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Contradistinction
Definition
by contrast, having opposite qualities
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Chronological age
Definition
actual age in years since birth
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Imminent
Definition
immediate, without delay
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Insanity
Definition
incapable of knowing right from wrong or significance of acts
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Interpose
Definition
to put forth, to place between
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Prosecutrix
Definition
female victim, especially in rape cases
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Requisites
Definition
necessary requirements or conditions
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Subornation
Definition
procuring another to commit perjury
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