Chapter 6 Flashcards
abettinng
the crime of encouraging a perpetrator to commit an offence
absolute liability offence
offences that do not require mens rea and to which the accused can offer no defense
accessory after the fact
someone who knowingly receives, comforts, or assists a perpetrator in escaping from the police
actus reus
“the guilty act” a voluntary action, omission or state of being that is forbidden by the criminal code
aiding
a criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
attempt
the intention to commit a crime, even if the crime is not commited
conspiracy
an agreement between two or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if the act is not commited
counselling
a crime that involves advising, recommending, our persuading a perpetrator to commit a criminal offence
crime
an actor or omission of an act that is prohibited and punishable by federal statute
criminal law
a category of public law that prohibits and punishes behavior that injures people, property and society
criminal negligence
wanton or reckless disregard for the lives and safety of others, sometimes causing injury or death
due dilegence
the defense that the accused took every necessary precaution to avoid committing a crime
general intent
the desire to commit a wrongful act for its own sake, with no ulterior motives or purposes
intent
a state of mind in which someone desires to carry out a wrongful action, knows the results and is reckless regarding consequences
knowledge
an awareness of certain facts that can be used to establish mens rea
liability
legal responsibility for a wrongful action
mens rea
“guilty mind” intention to commit a criminal act
motive
the reason a person commits a crime
parties to an offence
people indirectly involved in committing a crime
party to a common intention
the shared responsibility among criminals for additional offences committed in the course of an original crime
perpetrator
person actually committing a crime
quasi-criminal laws
laws covering less serious offences at provincial or municipal level, most often punishable by fine
recklessness
consciously taking an unjustifiable risk that a reasonable person would not take
regulatory laws
federal or provincial statutes meant to protect public welfare
specific intent
the desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
strict liability offences
in criminal law, offences that do not require mens rea, the accused offers due diligence
willful blindness
a deliberate closing of the mind to the possible consequences of ones action
