Crime and punishment Anglo-Saxon England Flashcards

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what was the organisation of society?

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hierarchy

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whats petty theft?

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stealing small low value items

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3
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whats poaching?

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illegal hunting on someone else’s land

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4
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whats corporal punishment/

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a punishment harming the body

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5
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What’s capital punishment?

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being given the death penalty

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6
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whats a borstal

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a centre to educate and rehabilitate young offenders

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7
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what’s diminished responsibility

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not being fully in control when carrying out a crime

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8
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what’s decriminalise

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making an action legal and no longer a crime

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9
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what is penal code

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a term that means punishment

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10
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`what’s retribution

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a punishment in response to a crime

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11
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what years were anglo-saxon england

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410-1066

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12
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what was the hierarchy

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kings, nobles, knights , peasants

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13
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what are two crimes against the person

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assault , murder

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14
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crimes against the property

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arson and theft

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15
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crimes against authority

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treason , rebellion

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16
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social crime

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poaching

17
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who is the local community ran by?

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kings

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