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Criminal Law Vocab

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Amanda decided to burn down her ex boyfriends house, the neighbors witnessed it and the police were called on her. Can she be charged? if so with what?

a)

Yes; She can be charged with larceny

b)

No; she wouldn't she charged with anything

c)

Yes; she can be charged with Arson

d)

No; it isn't a crime to burn someone's property

2.

Creation of a fake document or alteration of a real one with the intent to deceive

a)

Conspiracy

b)

Forgery

c)

Fraud

d)

Embezzlement

3.

Andy holds a pizza place by gun point and tells them to give him all their money. What crime is he committing?

a)

Burglary

b)

Robbery

c)

Theft

d)

Embezzlement

4.

Conspiracy is ....

a)

An intentional threat show of force or movement that cause a reasonable fear of or an actual physical contact with another person

b)

An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime

c)

A person who commits the crime

d)

Someone who encourages orders or helps plan a crime

5.

Reason a person commits a crime is called what?

a)

Criminal Intent

b)

Larceny

c)

Misdemeanor

d)

Motive

6.

Kelsey is trying to pay off one of her teachers, so they will give her an A in the class. What is her crime?

a)

White Collar Crime

b)

Forgery

c)

Bribery

d)

Larceny

7.

What is a crime punishable by fines or up to 1 year in jail?

a)

Felony

b)

Misdemeanor

c)

Entrapment

d)

Racketeering

8.

Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent is what?

a)

Battery

b)

Assault

c)

Consent

d)

Duress

9.

What is self-defense ?

a)

A wrongful threat causing a person to perform an act that he or she would not otherwise perform

b)

Force likely to result in death or serious bodily injury

c)

The right to protect oneself from criminal conduct of another

d)

a claim that the accused was elsewhere when a crime was committed

10.

Criminal activities in an organized group is called what?

a)

RICO

b)

Racketeering

c)

Felony

d)

White collar crime

11.

When the accused person(s) claim they were elsewhere when a crime was committed is called what?

a)

Infancy

b)

Entrapment

c)

Motive

d)

Alibi

12.

A statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken is what?

a)

Statute of Limitations

b)

Duress

c)

"Ignorance Under the Law is no Excuse"

d)

Infancy

13.

A lady was in a store and stuffed her purse with clothes and other items but was caught. What will she be charged with?

a)

Theft

b)

Intoxication

c)

Robbery

d)

Shoplifting

14.

The defense that the individual was induced by the police to commit the criminal act is what?

a)

Racketeering

b)

Larceny

c)

Entrapment

d)

None of the above

15.

A mental state or frame of mind that the person knowingly intends to commit a criminal act is what?

a)

Deadly Force

b)

Conspiracy

c)

Motive

d)

Criminal Intent