Unit 19 Crime

STATUTORY created by or conforming to statute

COMMUNITY the people living in particular place or region, linked by common
interests; society at
large
INDICT to bring a charge against; to accuse formally
INDICTABLE liable to indictment
SUMMARY done or occurring without delay or formality; quickly executed
FORTHWITH immediately, without delay; when a defendant is ordered to plead
forthwith he must
plead within 24 hours; in a statute it means within a reasonable
time
FELONY a serious crime; a crime for which a person can be sent to a state
prison
MANSLAUGHTER unlawful killing of another without malice aforethought,
voluntary or intentional
and involuntary or unintentional (not premeditated)
MURDER unlawful killing of another with malice aforethought, express or
implied (premeditated)
RAPE the ravishment of a woman without her consent by force, fear or fraud
ARSON malicious burning of another's property
BURGLARY the act of breaking into a building illegally with intent to commit
certain offences,
usually with intent to steal
THEFT the act of stealing; the unlawful taking of property belonging to another
BIGAMY the contracting of a second marriage wilfully and with the knowledge
that a previous
marriage is yet undissolved
ASSAULT an unlawful threat to injure another person; an attempt to beat
another, without
touching him
CONSPIRACY a combination or agreement between two or more persons to
carry into effect a
purpose hurtful to some individual, or to particular classes of the
community, or
to the public at large
PERJURY false swearing or wilful breach of oath
BLASPHEMY irreverence toward something considered sacred or held in high
regard
FRAUD an act of deception or trickery
ABOLISH to do away with, to annual
ARREST (v.) to take or keep in custody by authority of law
ARREST (n.) the taking or detaining of a person in custody by authority of law;
deprivation of liberty
SENTENCE (n.) to prescribe the penalty or punishment; to pronounce sentence
SENTENCE (n.) a definitive judgement pronounced in a civil or criminal
proceeding
IMPRISONMENT the act of putting, or the state of being, in prison
WARRANT a writ issued by a competent authority for somebody's arrest
WRIT a written order issued on the authority of the court
SEDITION the promotion of acts of public disorder against the lawful
government
UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY a meeting of three or more persons to do an unlawful act
under such
circumstances as to cause a breach of the peace
RIOT a disturbance of the peace by 3 or more persons assembling together of
their own authority
INCITEMENT urging another person to commit a crime; if a crime is actually
committed, the person
inciting becomes an accessory before the fact or, in case of a
misdemeanour, is
equally guilty with the other party
MISCHIEF a specific injury or damage caused by a person or other agency
PUBLIC MISCHIEF an offence which tends to the prejudice of the community
INFANTICIDE where a woman by any wilful act or omission causes the death of
her child being
under the age of 12 months
BATTERY the unlawful beating of another, which includes the least touching of
another's person
wilfully ori n anger; practically, the word assault is used to include
the battery
ROBBERY a personi s guilty of robbery if he steals using force
BLACKMAIL the attempt to get money by threatening to expose defamatory
information
FORGERY the making of a false document in order that it may be used as
genuine
MALICIOUS DAMAGE - wilful damgae of another's property
PROPERTY anything that is capable of being owned; something to which a
person has a legal title
PROSECUTION the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or
conducted
INNOCENT free from legal guilt or fault
EXEMPTION freedom from any charge or obligation to which others are subject;
immunity
FAULT a failure to do something required by law or the doing of something
forbidden by law

Unit 20 Death and the Law

SUICIDE - the act of taking one's own life foluntarily and intentionally; self-killing;
self-destruction
ABORTION the action of bringing forth or destroying a human foetus
prematurely, before it is
capable of maintaining life; a voluntary miscarriage
ARGUMENT a discussion often involving a controversial topic
ABOLITION the act of being done away with or annulled
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT punishment by death
MURDERER one legally guilty of commiting murder
COMMIT do, perform (e.g., commit a crime, commit suicide)
EXECUTION the act of bringing into effect a judgement, here the death penalty
DIMINISHED RESPONSIBILITY the defence available where the accused was
suffering from such
abnormality of mind as to substantially reduce
his mental
responsibility in doing, or being party to, a
crime
REPRIEVE the suspension of the execution of a criminal offence