Chapter 7 Flashcards
the kidnapping or illegal taking of a person, often a child
Abduction
assault wherein bodily harm occurs, including the wounding, maiming, and/or disfiguring of the victim; the most severe form of assault
Aggravated Assault
assault involving sexual activity; and the wounding, maiming, and/or disfiguring of the victim; the most sever form of sexual assault
Aggravated Sexual Assault
intentionally or recklessly causing damage by fire or explosion to property
Arson
the benefit to society that a creation has
Artistic Merit
1 - a tort causing the victim to reasonably fear that bodily harm may occur;
2- The threat of actual physical contact without consent
Assault
assault involving a weapon or threat of a weapon or an imitation, or assault in which the victim’s health or comfort is threatened; the second form of assault
Assault Causing Bodily Harm
to enter another’s premises without permission by breaking or opening anything that is closed
Break and Enter
the fact of being the cause of something that happened; an important principle in law of negligence
Causation
anything that serves to indicate a person has true ownership of something
Color of Right
what the community would accept others being exposed to on the basis of the degree of harm that may flow from such exposure
Community Tolerance
the assaulted person who filed a complainant
Complainant
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
Criminal Negligence
blamable or criminal homicide, such as murder, manslaughter, infanticide
Culpable Homicide
proceeds of crime involving illegal stock exchange transactions and drug trade offences
Enterprise Crime