keywords Flashcards
medieval
kings peace
the anglo saxon belif that is is the kings responsibility to take care of law and order
treason
betraying the king - i.e helping enemy or plotting to kill (high treason)
medieval
crimes against the person
crimes causing physical harm to others i.e murder
medieval
crimes against the property
taking or damaging someone elses property i.e arson theft etc
medieval
collective responsibility
being responsible for the actions of other members of your community
medieval
reeve
a local official appointed from the community
abbeys
communities of monks or nuns
moral crimes
crimes that didnt physically harm anyone but didnt match with societies views of decent behaviour i.e public drunkeness
kings shire reeve
a man appointed locally to bring criminals to justice - sheriff
medieval
oath
a formal declaration of facts calling on god as a witness
petty theft
stealing small low value items
maiming
causing physical harm as punishment i.e ear cut off
capital punishment
death penalty
early modern / industrial
capital crimes
crimes punishable by death
corporal punishment
causing harm or pain to the body - i,e being whipped
retribution
a servere punishment ment to match the serverity of the crimes
deterrent
punishment ment to scare / put ppl off
medival/ early modern
poaching
illegal hunting on land that belongs to someone else
brand / branding
burning a mark on a criminals skin
clergy
ppl working for the church i.e priests
heresy
holding beliefs different to the established religion at the time
secular
non religious
high treason
plotting to kill / betray the king , seen as a crime against god and the king
banishment
being ordered to leave the country
consecrated bread
blessed / holy bread - believed to be the body of christ
excommunication
to be ejected / kicked out of the catholic church by the pope
recant
make a public statement that you have changed religious beliefs
poor relief
financial assistance for poorest members of society
enclosed
fenced off by land owner
early modern
import duties
taxes payable on goods imported into the country
modern
decriminalise
make a previously criminal act legal
pardon
when a person is let off for a crime
superstition
beliefs based on old ideas about magic rather than science or logic
rehabilitate
help someone return to their normal life and society after a crime
conspiritor
someone invloved in plan to commit a crime
