crime and punishment key words

Question 1

define ‘action’:

Answer 1

a thing that is done

Question 2

define ‘intention’:

Answer 2

an aim or plan which prompts actions.

Question 3

define ‘evil’:

Answer 3

extremely unpleasant or immoral.

Question 4

define ‘hate crime’:

Answer 4

crimes, often violent, which usually target a person because of their race, religion, sexuality, disability, or gender.

Question 5

define ‘judicial system’:

Answer 5

the system of courts that interprets and applies the law in the name of the government.

Question 6

define ‘retribution’:

Answer 6

an aim of punishment - to get your own back, ‘an eye for an eye’.

Question 7

define ‘deterrence’:

Answer 7

an aim of punishment - to put people off committing crimes.

Question 8

define ‘reformation’:

Answer 8

an aim of punishment - to change someone’s behaviour for the better.

Question 9

define ‘justice’:

Answer 9

judgement of persons by the judicial process, such as a court.

Question 10

define ‘forgiveness’:

Answer 10

showing mercy, to grant a pardon to someone.

Question 11

define ‘capital punishment’ (A.K.A. the Death Penalty):

Answer 11

the execution of a criminal by the government. in most countries this happens by lethal injection.

Question 12

define ‘corporal punishment’:

Answer 12

physical punishment - NOT DEATH. in some countries, if you are caught stealing, your fingers may be cut off.