Key Words Flashcards

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Capital punishment

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The death penalty; a punishment used when the most serious crimes have been committed

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Authority

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Right or power over others

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Conscience

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An innate moral sense that guides actions and responses

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Duty

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Something you do because it is the accepted pattern of behavior

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Human rights

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Something a person is entitled to because they’re human

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Justice

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Where everyone has equal provisions and opportunity

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Offenders

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Criminals; this who have committed and offense and done something wrong

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Personal conviction

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Something a person strongly feels or believes in

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Punishment

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A penalty given to someone for a crime or wrong they’ve done

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Reform

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The idea of change, usually of a person’s life or outcome

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Reparation

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The idea that something is ‘paid’ to compensate for what happened

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Retribution

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Revenge, to gain satisfaction that the person who committed a crime has also suffered

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Sacred texts

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Holy books or sacred writing of a religion

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Vindication

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Justice; the idea that the las has been upheld

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