Definitions Flashcards

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What is Disclosure?

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Any relevant material which might reasonably be considered capable of undermining the case for the prosecution

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What is Section 32 under PACE?

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It is a power for a Constable to search someone after arrest at a place other than a police station.

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What is TWOC?

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A person shall be guilty of an offence if
without the consent of the owner or other lawful authority, he/she takes any conveyance, for his/her own or another’s use
OR
knowing that any conveyance has been taken without such authority, drives it or allows themselves to be carried in or on it

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What is a Conveyance?

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Any conveyance constructed or adapted for the carriage of a person(s) by land, water or air. A vehicle made or adapted to carry a person(s) drawn by an animal is also a conveyance.
(except one constructed or adapted only for use under the control of a person not carried in or on it i.e. a horse)

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What is a road?

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Any highway, and any other road to which the public has access, and includes bridges over which a road passes.

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What is an MPV?

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General terms, it is any vehicle which is propelled by means of an engine

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What is a Motor Vehicle?

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Mechanically propelled vehicles intended or adapted for use on a road

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What is Assault?

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Any act by which a person intentionally or recklessly causes another to apprehend immediate and unlawful personal violence.

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What is Battery?

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Involves actual physical contact. Unlawful application of force to another person and is contact to the smallest degree

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Definition and difference between ABH and GBH?

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ABH refers to the infliction of harm beyond transient pain or discomfort, whereas GBH involves severe harm resulting in long-term physical or psychological consequences. The intent and presence of aggravating factors play significant roles in distinguishing these offences.

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What is Murder?

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Of sound mind and discretion, go on to unlawfully kill any reasonable creature (human), with intent to kill or cause GBH.

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What is attempted murder?

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Attempted murder requires the existence of an intention to kill.

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What is Breach of the Peace?

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It occurs when harm is actually done or is likely to be done to a person (or their property in his presence) whether by conduct of the person against who a BOP is alleged or by someone whom it provokes

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