LEB- Chapter 4 Vocabulary Quiz

___________________ is punishable offense against society.

• crime

• felony

• misdemeanor

• white-collar crimes

______________________ is substituted criminal liability.

• civil liability

• contempt of court

• preliminary hearing

• vicarious criminal liability

crime punishable by more than one year in jail, a fine of more than $1000, or both.

• crimes

• felony

• misdemeanor

• white-collar crimes

crime punishable by up to one year in jail, a fine of less than $1000, or both.

• crimes

• felony

• misdemeanor

• white-collar crimes

crime typically committed in the workplace that does not involve violence of force not does it cause injury to people or physical damage to property.

• punishment

• trial

• vicarious criminal liability

• white-collar crimes

______________________ is a reasonable ground for belief.

• indictment

• probable cause

• subpoena

• verdict

_____________________________ at criminal law, is a legal position that allows the defendant to escape criminal liability

• plea bargain

• defense

• procedural defense

• substantive defense

_________________________ is a defense based on problems with the way evidence is obtained or the way the accused person is arrested, questioned, tried, or punished.

• contempt of court

• defense

• procedural defense

• substantive defense

_______________________ are defenses that disprove, justify, or otherwise excuse the alleged crime.

• defense

• procedural defense

• substantive defense

• crimes

___________________ is the use of force that appears reasonably necessary for the self-protection of an intended victim

• defense

• procedural defense

• self-defense

• substantive defense