Key Words Flashcards
Capital punishment
The death penalty; a punishment used when the most serious crimes have been committed
Authority
Right or power over others
Conscience
An innate moral sense that guides actions and responses
Duty
Something you do because it is the accepted pattern of behavior
Human rights
Something a person is entitled to because they’re human
Justice
Where everyone has equal provisions and opportunity
Offenders
Criminals; this who have committed and offense and done something wrong
Personal conviction
Something a person strongly feels or believes in
Punishment
A penalty given to someone for a crime or wrong they’ve done
Reform
The idea of change, usually of a person’s life or outcome
Reparation
The idea that something is ‘paid’ to compensate for what happened
Retribution
Revenge, to gain satisfaction that the person who committed a crime has also suffered
Sacred texts
Holy books or sacred writing of a religion
Vindication
Justice; the idea that the las has been upheld