Definitions

Question 1

Abettor

Answer 1

Any person who incites, instigates, encourages or counsels another to commit a crime.

Question 2

Accessory

Answer 2

Anyone who aids the perpetrator with advice or assistance before or at the time of the crime or who acts in concert by watching whilst the crime or offence is committed.

Question 3

Attempt to pervert course of justice

Answer 3

A crime at common law which can be described as any overt and intentional action calculated to interfere with the normal investigation of a crime or the bringing of an offender to justice

Question 4

Breach of the peace

Answer 4

A crime at common law and is constituted by one or more persons conducting himself or themselves in a riotous or disorderly manner where such conduct is severe enough to cause alarm to ordinary people and threaten serious disturbance to the community.

Question 5

Contempt of court

Answer 5

an intentional disrespect or action against a courts authority.

Question 6

Culpable and reckless fire-raising

Answer 6

Is committed when property is set on fire as a result of a reckless act by the accused

Question 7

Culpable Homocide

Answer 7

A crime at common law and is committed by any person who unlawfully kills another person where death is a caused by improper conduct but the guilt is less than murder.

Question 8

Culpable and reckless conduct

Answer 8

No specific definition.

Culpable and reckless acts which cause injury to others or create a risk of injury.

Behaviour must show an utter disregard for consequences - throwing a bottle out of a window.

Question 9

Forgery and uttering

Answer 9

A crime at common law and consists in the making and publishing of writing feloniously intended to represent and pass for the genuine writing of another person

Question 10

Fraud

Answer 10

Falsehood - pretend
Fraud. - Intend
Wilful imposition - Obtain

Question 11

Hate crime

Answer 11

Any crime motivated by malice or ill will towards a social group

Question 12

Homocide

Answer 12

When a human being kills another human being. The victim must be self existent and not an unborn child. However if the child has begun to breathe it is immaterial that the death took place before complete delivery

Question 13

Murder

Answer 13

A crime at common law and is committed by a person who kills another without necessary cause and where there is either an intention to kill or a wilful act so reckless as to show an utter disregard for the consequences

Question 14

Assault

Answer 14

A crime at common law and is every attack directed to take effect physically on the person of another whether or not actual injury is inflicted.

Question 15

Malicious mischief

Answer 15

A crime at common law constituted by the wilful and wanton and malicious destruction of, or damage to the property of another

Question 17

Offensive weapon

Answer 17

Any article made or adapted for the intention of causing injury to the person or intended by the person having it with them for such use by either themselves or by some other person

Question 18

Perjury

Answer 18

A crime a common law and is committed by any person who wilfully make false statement under oath or affirmation equivalent to oath

Question 19

Principle

Answer 19

Person who actually commits the crime

Question 20

Robbery

Answer 20

A crime at common law committed by another person who feloniously appropriates property by means of violence or threats of violence

Question 21

Reset

Answer 21

A crime at common law committed by any person with the intent to deprive the owner to receive and keep property knowing that it has been appropriated by theft, robbery, embezzlement Or fraud

Question 22

Subornation of perjury

Answer 22

A crime at common law committed by any person who counsels or induces by any means a person to give false testimony in judicial proceedings

Question 23

Theft

Answer 23

A crime at common law and is the taking and appropriating of property with the consent of the rightful owner or other lawful authority

Question 24

Vandalism

Answer 24

S52 of the criminal law consolidation (scotland) act 1995 creates an offence for any person to wilfully or recklessly destroy or damage the property of another without reasonable excuse

Question 25

Wasting police time

Answer 25

A crime at common law committed by another person who maliciously makes a false statement to the police with the intention and effect of causing unnecessary police investigation

Question 26

Wilful fire-raising

Answer 26

Is committed when a person intentionally sets fire to any form of property

Question 27

House

Answer 27

Any dwelling house or other roofed building finished or unfinished or any part of a building used as a separate dwelling which is secured against intrusion by unauthorised persons

Question 28

Lockfast place

Answer 28

Any room, drawer, cupboard, desk, safe, showcase or any other receptacle the contents of which are protected by lock and key

Question 29

Falsehood

Answer 29

False representation using words, writing or conduct

Question 30

Fraud

Answer 30

An intention to defraud

Question 31

Wilful imposition

Answer 31

Cheat designed has been successful to the extent of gaining benefit or advantage

Question 32

Attempted subornation of perjury

Answer 32

Complete as soon as any inducement or intimidation has been made