Cybercrime Seminar Key vocabulary

Question 1

An interested party

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or a secondary party is a party with vested interest in the proceedings

Question 2

Illicit interference with electronic systems

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a type of cybercrime criminal offence

Question 3

Victim is the person who suffers harm or injury or loss as a result of criminal conduct

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Injured party is the entity who suffers harm, damage or loss usually as a result of Civil tort (harmful or tortious action)

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Public procurement

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Or the public tender is a type of an open invitation for tender issued by a public body

Question 5

To annul something

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refers to a declaration usually by a court by which a legal act is declared void (invalid) from the onset

Question 6

Prior convictions

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refer to the criminal record of the person

Question 7

To list a hearing

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refers to the court or a sole judge scheduling a court hearing

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Hear or try a case

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is what the court or the sole judge or a chamber of judges

Question 9

Vicarious liability

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is the liability of the employer for the misconduct of the employee

Question 10

Fall within the ambit of a right

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Means the conduct is covered by this right or law

Question 11

IP law

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Refers to intellectual property law

Question 12

de minimis threshold

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is the minimum harm suffered by the victim in order for the act to be prosecuted as a criminal offence

Question 13

Legal entity

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is a company and distinguished from a physical entity

Question 14

Indictment

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is an official way in which the suspect is accused of a criminal offence

Question 15

Charges

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refer to the situation when the accused person is charged with one or more counts of a criminal offence

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Suspect

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Is a person who can be interviewed, questioned or interrogated

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Unknown perpetrator

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is a person who has perpetrated a criminal offence

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A convicted offender

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Is a person who has offended the law and been convicted of a criminal offence

Question 19

Public gallery

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Is the area in the courtroom in which the audience (also the public) can sit and watch the hearing if the heating is public and not closed

Question 20

Prosecutors

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Prosecute the cases, furnishings evidence and arguing against the defendant

Question 21

Bodily harm

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is a type of a criminal offence