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Law Final: Vocab Flashcards

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The judicial process whereby evidence is presented by two opposing parties to an impartial judge or jury

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Adversarial System

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Law that developed in English courts; relies on case law; common to all people

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Common Law

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A court order designed to prevent unlawful arrest by ensuring that anyone detained is charged before court within a reasonable amount of time

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Habeus Corpus

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A Latin phrase that means to “stand by the decision”

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Stare Decisis

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Applying a previous decision to a case that has similar circumstances

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Precedent

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Why someone commits a crime

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Motive

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Desire to commit a wrongful act, without an alterior motive

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General intent

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The intent to commit a wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another

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Specific intent

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State of having knowledge and control over something

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Possesion

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Selling, giving, or transporting drugs

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Trafficking

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The witnessed, written record of the people who maintained unbroken control over an item of evidence

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Chain of Custody

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The area surrounding the centre of a crime scene, where the offender may have been present or left evidence

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Perimeter

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The general attributes of an object

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Class Characteristics

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The specific and unique features of an object

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Individual Characteristics

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Patterns or marks found on surfaces and caused by various objects

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Impressions

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Indirect evidence that leads to a reasonable inference of the defendants guilt

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Circumstantial Evidence

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Willfully destroying or damaging property or data, interfering with the lawful use of property or data, or interfering with any person in the lawful use of property or damage

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Mischief

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Providing false information causing police to start or continue an investigation without cause

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Public Mischief

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The honest belief that a person owns or has permission to use an item

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Colour of Right

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Any drug listed in schedules 1 to 5 of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act

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Controlled drug

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Disorderly house or brothel

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Common Bawdy House

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S.33 of the Canadian Charter of rights and freedoms, which allows provincial governments to pass legislation exempt from S.2 and SS.7 to 15 of the Charter

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Notwithstanding Clause

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A party in litigation that does not have a direct interest in the lawsuit. Has a clearly determinable interest in the outcome of the action

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Interveners

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The section of the charter that can be used to justify a limitation on a person’s Charter Rights

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Reasonable limit

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To include or incorporate one thing into another. In a constitutional sense, to protect and guarantee a right or freedom by ensuring that it can only be changed by an amendment to the constitution

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Entrenched

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Beyond the power of government to pass laws

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Ultra Vires

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A judicial inquiry to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to put the accused on trial

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Preliminary Hearing

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The scheduled appearance where the accused pleads guilty or not guilty

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Arraignment

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Release of an inmate, on a promise of good behaviour, into the community before the full sentence is served

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Parole

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A sentence that allows a person to live in the community under the supervision of a parole officer

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Probation

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Judge finds you guilty and discharges you instead of convicting

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Discharge

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Less serious criminal offence

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Summary offences

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Serious offence

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Indictable offence

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An offence that can be tried as summary or indictable

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A Hybrid Offence

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A deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences

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Mens rea

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“The guilty act”- the voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is forbidden by the criminal code

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Actus Reus

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Evidence given by a witness based on information received from someone else rather than personal knowledge

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Hearsay evidence

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Testimony given by a witness to prove an alleged fact

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Direct evidence

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Legally depriving a person of liberty for the purpose of asking questions, with or without physical restraint

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Detention

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Legally depriving someone of liberty by seizing or touching the person to indicate that he or she is in custody

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Arrest

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A person who agrees to make a payment if the accused does not appear at trial

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Surety

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A guarantee that the accused will appear in court when required, under penalty of fine up to $500

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Recognizance

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In criminal law, the defence that the accused was forced by the threat of violence to commit a criminal act against their will; in contract law, the use of unlawful threats or pressure to force someone into entering a contract

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Duress

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A defence raised by the accused claiming that he or she was somewhere else when the offence was commited

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Alibi

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The condition of being overpowered by alcohol or drugs to the point of losing self control

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Intoxication

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The person who actually commits the crime

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Perpetrator

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A crime that involves advising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence

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Counselling

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An agreement between 2 or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if the act does not occur

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Conspiracy

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A criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator to commit a crime

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Aiding

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The crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit a crime

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Abetting

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An application to a higher court to review the decision made by a lower court

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Appeal

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Knowingly making false statements in court while giving evidence under oath or affirmation

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Perjury

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A court order requiring the witness to appear in court on a certain date to give evidence

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Subpoena

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A mini-trial in which jurors are excluded while the admissibility of evidence is discussed

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Voir dire

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The Judge’s explanation to the jurors of how the law applies to the case in front of them

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Charge to the Judge

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The parties involved in a civil action

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Litigants

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Negligent actions by the plaintiff that helped cause the plaintiff injuries

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Contributory negligence

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A court order requiring or prohibiting an action

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Injunction

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The right to hold or dispose of another person’s property in payment for a debt

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Lien

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Harm caused by another person or property for which the law provides a remedy

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Tort

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