RS Flashcards
Judgement
The act of judging people and their actions
Crime
An act against the law
Justice
Due allocation of reward and punishment / the maintenance of what is right
Law
Rules made by parliament and enforceable by the courts
Capital Punishment
The death penalty for a crime or offence
Deterrence
The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off (deter) committing a crime
Rehabilitation
Restore to normal life
Reform
The idea that punishments should try to change criminals so that they will not commit crimes again
Retribution
The idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong
Sin
An act against the will of God
Addiction
A recurring compulsion to engage in an activity regardless of its bad effects
Responsibility
Being responsible for one’s actions
Bible
The holy book of Christians
Church
The community of Christians (with a small c it means a Christian place of worship)
Conscience
An inner feeling of the rightness or wrongness of an action
The Decalogue
The Ten Commandments
Democratic processes
The ways in which all citizens can take part in government (usually through elections)
Electoral processes
The ways in which voting is organised
The Golden Rule
The teaching of Jesus that you should treat others as you would like them to treat you