chapter 9 Flashcards
trademark dilution
protects famous trade marks been use wrong full
crime
wrongful against society
burden of proof
show that even with all the evidence provided the defendant is still innocent
felonies
crimes punishable with death or imprison more then one year
misdemeanors
small crime punish by a fine or by confinement for up to a year
robbery
taking someones property by force and violence
burglary
going into someones home to steal
larceny
taking someones stuff with the purpose of making it his
embezzlement
when someone is intrusted and takes the money and doesn’t want to give it to the owner
mail and wire
asking to mail information in behave of something legal
self defense
the needed force to protect your self
duress
when someone forces someone to do a wrong acr and the person wouldn’t normally do. except murder
entrapment
when you get set up by the police to do a crime
double jeopardy
trying someone for the same crime twice
exclusionary rule
any evidence collected illegally it can not be shown in court