Definitions

Question 1

What is the definition of arrest?

Answer 1

The taking of a person into custody in a case and in the manner authorized by law.

This refers to the legal process of detaining an individual by law enforcement.

Question 2

Define assault.

Answer 2

Unlawfully attempting to use physical force against another person; or intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm.

Assault can occur even without physical contact.

Question 3

What constitutes battery?

Answer 3

Any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another.

Battery involves actual physical contact.

Question 4

What is burglary?

Answer 4

Every person who, either by day or night, enters any structure with intent to commit grand or petit larceny, any felony, assault, or battery, or to obtain money or property by false pretenses, is guilty of burglary.

Burglary requires intent to commit a crime upon entry.

Question 5

What is a felony?

Answer 5

Punishable by death or imprisonment in the state penitentiary.

Felonies are the most serious category of crimes.

Question 6

Define gross misdemeanor.

Answer 6

Punishable by fine of not more than $2,000.00 or imprisonment in the county jail for not more than 1 year or by both fine and imprisonment.

Gross misdemeanors are more serious than regular misdemeanors but less serious than felonies.

Question 7

What is a misdemeanor?

Answer 7

Punishable by fine of not more than $1,000.00 or imprisonment in the city or county jail for not more than 6 months, or by both fine and imprisonment.

Misdemeanors are less severe than felonies and gross misdemeanors.

Question 8

What does corpus delicti refer to?

Answer 8

The substantial and fundamental facts necessary to prove the commission of specific crime or offense.

Corpus delicti establishes that a crime has occurred.

Question 9

What is a crime?

Answer 9

A crime is an act or omission forbidden by law, punishable upon conviction by death, imprisonment, fine or other penal discipline.

Question 10

What are the elements of a crime?

Answer 10

There must exist a union or joint operation of act and intention or criminal negligence.

Question 11

Define evidence in the context of law.

Answer 11

All the means by which any alleged matter of fact is established or disproved.

Question 12

What constitutes home invasion?

Answer 12

Forcibly entering an inhabited dwelling without permission, involving physical force resulting in damage to the structure.

Question 13

What is homicide?

Answer 13

The killing of one human being by another.

Question 14

Define intent.

Answer 14

A state of mind in which a person seeks a particular result through a particular course of action.

Question 15

What is larceny from person?

Answer 15

The unlawful taking from the person of another, without consent, any money, property, or thing of value, under circumstances not amounting to robbery.

Question 16

What is manslaughter?

Answer 16

The unlawful killing of a human being without malice, either expressed or implied, and without any mixture of deliberation.

Question 17

Define mayhem.

Answer 17

Unlawfully depriving a human being of a member of his body or disfiguring or rendering it useless.

Question 18

Who are considered principals in a crime?

Answer 18

Every person who aids or abets in the commission of a crime, either during or prior.

Question 19

What is a close relationship in the context of parties to crimes?

Answer 19

Husband, wife, brother, sister, parent, grand-parent, child or grandchild to the offender.

Question 20

True or False: A crime can only be committed if a person is present at the time of the act.

Answer 20

False

Question 21

Fill in the blank: The killing of one human being by another is known as _______.

Answer 21

homicide

Question 22

Fill in the blank: The unlawful taking from the person of another without consent is known as _______.

Answer 22

larceny from person

Question 23

Who are considered accessories in a crime?

Answer 23

All those persons not standing in close relationship to the offender who give aid after the crime, with knowledge of its commission.

Accessories do not participate in the crime itself but assist the offender post-crime.

Question 24

What is a prima facie case?

Answer 24

Legally sufficient to establish a fact or a case unless disproved.

It serves as a starting point for legal proceedings.

Question 25

What constitutes probable cause to arrest?

Answer 25

Probable cause exists when the facts and circumstances known to the officer would warrant a prudent person in believing that a crime had been committed and that the accused had committed it. ## Footnote This is a key standard in law enforcement for making arrests.

Question 26

Define robbery.

Answer 26

The unlawful taking of personal property from the person of another, or in his presence, against his will, by means of force or violence or fear of injury immediate. ## Footnote Robbery involves both the act of theft and the use of force.

Question 27

What constitutes sexual assault?

Answer 27

A person who subjects another person to sexual penetration, or who forces another person to make a sexual penetration on himself or another, against the victim's will is guilty of sexual assault. ## Footnote Consent is a critical factor in defining sexual assault.

Question 28

What is meant by 'sound mind'?

Answer 28

A person shall be considered of sound mind who is not an idiot and who has reached the age of 14 years or, before that age, if such person knew the distinction between good and evil. ## Footnote This definition is important in legal contexts regarding competency.

Question 29

What is statutory sexual seduction?

Answer 29

Ordinary sexual intercourse, anal intercourse, cunnilingus or fellatio committed by a person 18 years of age or older with a consenting person under the age of 16 years. ## Footnote This law is intended to protect minors from exploitation.