CH. 14 Flashcards
abortion
The act of ending a pregnancy.
adultery
Voluntary sexual intercourse by a married person with someone other than his or her
spouse or by an unmarried person with a married person.
affinity
The relationship that one spouse has to blood relatives of the other.
bestiality
Sexual intercourse by a man or woman with an animal.
e. beyond a reasonable doubt
legal burden of proof required to affirm a conviction in a criminal case
bigamy
The state of a man who has two wives, or of a woman who has two husbands, living
at the same time.
consanguinity
Related by blood
controlled substance
A drug that is included in any of the five Schedules established by the Federal
Controlled Substances Act.
copulation
Sexual intercourse.
drugs
Chemical substances that have an effect on the body or mind.
drug trafficking
The unauthorized manufacture or distribution of any controlled substance or the possession of such a substance with the intention of manufacturing or distributing it il
legally.
fornication
Sexual intercourse between two unmarried persons.
impediment
Disability or hindrance to the making of a contract.
incest
Sexual intercourse between people within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity or
affinity.
miscegenation
Marriage between people of different races.
obscenity & pornography
Material or conduct that shows or describes some kind of sexual activity and is de
signed to make people become sexually aroused.
ordinance
A law passed by a city council.
polygamy
The state of having several wives or husbands at the same time.
preponderance of evidence
Evidence that persuades a judge or jury to lean to one side as opposed to the other, during the course of litigation
pro-choice
Favoring legislation that allows abortion.
pro-life
Favoring legislation that disallows abortion
prurient interest
A shameful or morbid interest in sex.
reasonable doubt
insufficient evidence that prevents a judge or jury from convicting a defendant of a crime
sodomy
The act that state statutes often describe as an “abominable and detestable crime
against nature.”
