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Chapter 1 term | CRJU - Criminal Law, Quizzes of Criminal Law

Class: CRJU - Criminal Law; Subject: Criminal Justice; University: NHTI-Concord's Community College; Term: Forever 1989;

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2015/2016

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TERM 1
Actus
Reus
DEFINITION 1
A criminal Act
Actus reus, sometimes called the external element or the
objective element of a crime, is the Latin term for the
"guilty act" which, when proved beyond a reasonable
doubt in combination with the mens rea, "guilty mind."
TERM 2
Attendant Circumstances
DEFINITION 2
The facts surrounding an event.
TERM 3
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
DEFINITION 3
Prosecution's standard of proof in a criminal case.
TERM 4
Burden of Proof
DEFINITION 4
Responsibility to prove something.
TERM 5
Compensatory Damages
DEFINITION 5
Awards in a civil case to compensate for what was lost.
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TERM 1

Actus

Reus

DEFINITION 1

A criminal Act

Actus reus, sometimes called the external element or the

objective element of a crime, is the Latin term for the

"guilty act" which, when proved beyond a reasonable

doubt in combination with the mens rea, "guilty mind."

TERM 2

Attendant Circumstances

DEFINITION 2

The facts surrounding an event.

TERM 3

Beyond a Reasonable Doubt

DEFINITION 3

Prosecution's standard of proof in a criminal case.

TERM 4

Burden of Proof

DEFINITION 4

Responsibility to prove something.

TERM 5

Compensatory Damages

DEFINITION 5

Awards in a civil case to compensate for what was lost.

TERM 6

Culpable

DEFINITION 6

A measure of the degree to which a person can be held

morally or legally responsible for action and inaction.

TERM 7

Democracy

DEFINITION 7

Elected officials make decisions.