Crime & Punishment Key Words Flashcards
1
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Property
A
Things owned by people (land, animals..)
2
Q
Authority
A
Those in charge (at the time- King)
3
Q
Poaching
A
Hunting animals on other peoples lands
4
Q
Social Crimes
A
Crimes commonly committed and often not seen as serious by most people (poaching)
5
Q
Norman Conquest
A
1066 and years after. Where William and the Normans gained control of Saxon England
6
Q
Forest Laws
A
Laws passed by William I making it illegal for ordinary people to hunt in Royal Forests
7
Q
Deterrence
A
Using a punishment as an example to others, to stop them doing the same
8
Q
Retribution
A
Revenge
9
Q
Corporal Punishment
A
Physical punishments (whipping,mutilation..)
10
Q
Capital Punishment
A
Executions
11
Q
Anglo Saxons
A
The people of England before the Norman conquest
12
Q
Sherrif
A
Norman King’s legal enforcer over a country
