Ch 6 vocab

Question 1

crime

Answer 1

An act/omission of an act that is punishable by federal statute

Question 2

criminal law

Answer 2

the laws that prohibit and punish acts that injure people, property and society

Question 3

quasi-criminal laws

Answer 3

laws covering less serious offenses at provincial or municipal level.

Question 4

actus reus

Answer 4

“the guilty act” the action of lack of action which is prohibited by law.

Question 5

mens rea

Answer 5

“the guilty mind” that the accused did something which they knew was wrong

Question 6

intent

Answer 6

A state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action, knows the consequences and is reckless regarding them.

Question 7

general intent

Answer 7

someone commits a wrongful act for its own sake, without other motive

Question 8

specific intent

Answer 8

commiting a wrongful act to accomplish another one (assult during a robbery)

Question 9

motive

Answer 9

the reason a person commits a crime

Question 10

knowledge

Answer 10

an awareness of certain facts the can be used to establish mens rea

Question 11

criminal negligence

Answer 11

reckless disregard for the safety of others (no foresight)

Question 12

recklessness

Answer 12

consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take. (foresight)

Question 13

wilful blindness

Answer 13

a deliberate closing of ones mind to possible consequences of ones actions

Question 14

regulatory laws

Answer 14

federal or provincial statues meant to protect public welfare.

Question 15

liability

Answer 15

legal responsibility for a wrongful actions

Question 16

strict liability offences

Answer 16

offences which do not require mens rea, but to which the accused can offer the defense of due diligence

Question 17

due diligence

Answer 17

the defense that the accused took every reasonable precaution to prevent committing a particular offence

Question 18

perpetrator

Answer 18

the person who commits the crime

Question 19

parties to an offence

Answer 19

those who are indirectly involved in committing a crime

Question 20

aiding

Answer 20

helping a perpetrator commit a crime

Question 21

abetting

Answer 21

encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence

Question 22

counselling

Answer 22

advising, recommending or persuading another to commit a criminal offense

Question 23

accessory after the fact

Answer 23

someone who knowingly recieves comforts or assists a perp in escaping from the police

Question 24

party to common intention

Answer 24

the shared responsibility among criminals for any additional offences in the crime they initially intented to commit (everyone gets charged for murder in a robbery)

Question 25

attempt

Answer 25

the intention to commit a crime, even when the crime is not completed

Question 26

conspiracy

Answer 26

attempt but with two or more people

Question 27

absolute liability offenses

Answer 27

ofences that do not require mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defence