Criminal law vocab review AND preview!

The right to a fair treatment through the normal judicial system, especially as a citizen's entitlement is called

• Representation

• Miranda Rights

• Due Process

• Probable Cause

A crime punishable by imprisonment in a county or city jail for one year or less, a fine of $1,000 or less or both is called a(n)

• Felony

• Arbitrary Crime

• Misdemeanor

• Bribery

A crime punishable by imprisonment for more than a year in a state prison or federal prison or by a fine of more than $1,000, or both, or death is a(n)

• Criminal Act

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

• White Collar Crime

A punishable offense against society is called a

• Civil

• Criminal

• Crime

• Felony

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The use of force that appears to be reasonably necessary to the victim to prevent death or serious bodily harm is called

• KungFu

• Self-Defense

• Procedural Defense

• Criminal Defense

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When an accused person agrees to plead guilty to a less serious crime in order to get a serious charge dropped

• Bargain

• Bail Bargain

• Plea Bargain

• Contempt of Court

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A legal position taken by the accused is the

• Defense

• Prosecutor

• Subpoena

• Self-Defense

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A reasonable ground for belief is

• Intent

• Probable Cause

• Self-Defense

• Defense

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Problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way an accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished are

• Procedural Defense

• Defense

• Self-Defense

• Substantive Defense

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_ disproves, justifies, or excuses the alleged crime.

• Substantive Defense

• Procedural Defense

• Defense

• Self- Defense