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ch.7 Flashcards

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1
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the kidnapping or illegal taking of a person, often a child

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abduction

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assault wherein bodily harm occurs, including the wounding, maiming, and/or disfiguring of the victim; the most severe form of sexual assault

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aggravated assault

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3
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assault involving sexual activity, and the wounding , maiming, and/or disfiguring of the victim; the most severe form of sexual assault

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aggravated sexual assault

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intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire or explosion to property

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arson

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5
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the benefit to society that a creation has

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artistic merit

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6
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1) a tort causing the victim to reasonably fear that bodily harm may occur;
2) the threat of actual physical contact without consent

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assault

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7
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assault involving a weapon or threat of a weapon or an imitation, r assault in which the victim’s health or comfort ins threatened; the second form of assault

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assault causing bodily harm

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the enter another’s premises without permission by breaking or opening anything that is closed ; also called burglary

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break and enter

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9
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the fact of being the cause of something that happened; and important principle in law of negligence

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causation

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anything that serves to indicate a person has true ownership of something

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colour of right

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11
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what the community would accept others being exposed to on the basis of the degree of harm that may flow from such exposure

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community tolerance

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12
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the assaulted person who files a complaint

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complainant

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wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of other persons; may involve the operation of a motor vehicle, or may cause bodily harm or death

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criminal negligence

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blamable or criminal homicide, such as murder, manslaughter, infanticide

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culpable homicide

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proceeds of crime involving illegal stock exchange transactions and drug trade offences

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enterprise crime

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16
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wrongfully soliciting, procuring, attracting, or alluring

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enticing

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17
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the act of painlessly putting to death persons suffering from incurable and disabling diseases as an act of mercy

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euthanasia

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18
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representation of a matter of fact that is known by the person making it to be false and made with a fraudulent intent to induce the person to whom it is made to act on it

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false pretences

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planned and deliberate murder, or the murder of a law enforcement official, or murder resulting fro the commission of various crimes particularly offensive to society

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first degree murder

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20
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causing the death of another human being

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homicide

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21
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sexual intercourse between a man and woman related to each other by degrees of affinity and consequently that prohibits marriage

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incest

22
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the killing of an infant, shortly after birth, by its mother as a result of the effects of giving birth or post partum depression, causing a disturbed mind

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infanticide

23
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homicide that is committed in the heat of passion by sudden provocation, unlike muder, that is planned and deliberate

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manslaughter

24
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destruction or damage of property; interference with the lawful use or enjoyment of property

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mischief

25
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improperly or indecently interfering with a person; first level of sexual assault

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molesting

26
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planned, deliberate homicide; of two classes, first and second degree

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murder

27
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death caused by complete accident or in self-defence

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non-culpable homicide

28
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obtaining, as in obtaining a person for prostitution

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procuring

29
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weapons that are illegal and may not be kept by anyone, such as a switch-blade knife and sawed-off shotgun

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prohibited weapons

30
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a weapon for which a permit is required, such as a firearm or semi-automatic weapon

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restricted weapons

31
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theft accomplished by means of force or fear

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robbery

32
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murder that is not first-degree murder

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second-degree murder

33
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parallels the three forms of assault and accentuates the violent nature of these crimes; combines former offences of rape and indecent assault

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sexual assault

34
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communicating with another person for the purpose of prostitution

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soliciting

35
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taking another’s property with the intent to deny the owner the use and enjoyment of the goods

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theft

36
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stealing of goods valued over $5000

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theft over

37
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stealing of goods valued under $5000

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theft under

38
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someone dies as a result of you not doing something

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negligence causing death

39
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patients wants to be allowed to die

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voluntary euthanasia

40
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patients cannot give consent and decision goes to doctors and family

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involuntary euthanasia

41
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3 levels of assault

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  1. plain assault, hit but no injury
  2. assault causing bodily harm
  3. aggravated assault (victim almost dies)
42
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3 levels of sexual assault

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  1. molesting : occur in relation to sexual conduct
  2. uses a weapon or threatens to use one, or causes harm
  3. Aggravated sexual assault (victim almost dies, wounds, maims, disfigures)
43
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arson, theft, break and enter, possession of stolen goods, false pretences (making false statements on application to get money)

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Property crime

44
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the _______ code contains the main body of criminal law and identifies hundreds of acts that are considered criminal

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criminal

45
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a conviction of manslaughter will result from a murder charge if the accused can successfully put forth either of 2 defences, name two defences

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provocation and intoxication

46
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name and describe the 2 forms of euthanasia

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involuntary : doing nothing

voluntary : doing something (lethal injection)

47
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the law protects young people from being pressured into having sexual relationships with those who are older. the criminal code states that it is an offence for a person to touch for sexual purpose a part of the body of a person under the age of _____ years.

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16

48
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a similar offence exists if the persons is in a position of trust/authority toward a person 12 years of age/more but under the age of ____ years or with whom the young person is in a relationship of dependance

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18

49
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what certificate must be obtained for the acquisition, registration, and carrying of restricted weapons

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firearms acquisition certificate

50
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name the different levels of criminal negligence

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1st level : in the operation of a motor vehicles
2nd level : causing bodily harm
3rd level : causing death

51
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designated drug defences include the trafficking the importing of drugs, and the cultivation of apium/marijuana plants. these offences are specified in the __________ act.

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narcotic control

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