Nature of crime and criminal offences Flashcards
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Define men’s rea
A deliberate intention to commit a wrongful act, with reckless disregard for the consequences
Define Actus reas
“The guilty act”- the voluntary action, omission, or state of being that is forbidden by the criminal code
Define quasi-criminal law
Laws covering less serious offences at the provincial or municipal level; most often punishable by fines
Define specific intent
The desire to commit one wrongful act for the sake of accomplishing another
Define motive
The reason a person commits a crime
Define hybrid offence
An offence that the crown can try either as summary or indictable offence
Define counselling
A crime that involves aduising, recommending, or persuading another person to commit a criminal offence
Define perpetrator
The persons who actually commits the crime
Define trafficking
A criminal offence that involves selling, giving, transporting, or distributing a controlled substance or an authorization for a controlled substance
Define indictable offence
A more serious crime that carries a heavier penalty
Define summary conviction
A crime that is considered less serious and carries a lighter penalty
Define disorderly house
A common bawdy, betting, or gaming house
Define culpable homocide
A killing for which the accused can be held legally responsible
Define possession
The state of having knowledge of and control over soemthing
Define aiding
A criminal offence that involves helping a perpetrator commit a crime
Define conspiracy
An agreement between two or more people to carry out an illegal act, even if that act does not actually occur
Define abetting
The crime of encouraging the perpetrator to commit an offence
Define wilful blindness
A deliberate closing of one’s mind to the possible consequences of one’s actions
Define theft
Taking property permanaently or temporarily, without the owners permission
Define robbery
The theft of personal property through violence or the threat of violence
Define breaking and entering
Breaking or opening something in order to enter the premises withoupermission with the intent to commit an indictable offence
Define homicide
The killing of another human being, either directly or indirectly directly
