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WorksheetsCriminal Law Vocab
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 6mins
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?
Yes; She can be charged with larceny
No; she wouldn't she charged with anything
Yes; she can be charged with Arson
No; it isn't a crime to burn someone's property
Creation of a fake document or alteration of a real one with the intent to deceive
Conspiracy
Forgery
Fraud
Embezzlement
Andy holds a pizza place by gun point and tells them to give him all their money. What crime is he committing?
Burglary
Robbery
Theft
Embezzlement
Conspiracy is ....
An intentional threat show of force or movement that cause a reasonable fear of or an actual physical contact with another person
An agreement between two or more persons to commit a crime along with a substantial act toward committing the crime
A person who commits the crime
Someone who encourages orders or helps plan a crime
Reason a person commits a crime is called what?
Criminal Intent
Larceny
Misdemeanor
Motive
Kelsey is trying to pay off one of her teachers, so they will give her an A in the class. What is her crime?
White Collar Crime
Forgery
Bribery
Larceny
What is a crime punishable by fines or up to 1 year in jail?
Felony
Misdemeanor
Entrapment
Racketeering
Intentionally attempting or threatening to touch a person's body without the person's consent is what?
Battery
Assault
Consent
Duress
What is self-defense ?
A wrongful threat causing a person to perform an act that he or she would not otherwise perform
Force likely to result in death or serious bodily injury
The right to protect oneself from criminal conduct of another
a claim that the accused was elsewhere when a crime was committed
Criminal activities in an organized group is called what?
RICO
Racketeering
Felony
White collar crime
When the accused person(s) claim they were elsewhere when a crime was committed is called what?
Infancy
Entrapment
Motive
Alibi
A statute prescribing the time period during which legal action can be taken is what?
Statute of Limitations
Duress
"Ignorance Under the Law is no Excuse"
Infancy
A lady was in a store and stuffed her purse with clothes and other items but was caught. What will she be charged with?
Theft
Intoxication
Robbery
Shoplifting
The defense that the individual was induced by the police to commit the criminal act is what?
Racketeering
Larceny
Entrapment
None of the above
A mental state or frame of mind that the person knowingly intends to commit a criminal act is what?
Deadly Force
Conspiracy
Motive
Criminal Intent
