Offence grid

Appeal

Quasi-criminal

Omission

Summary conviction offence

Actus reus

Mens Rea

Causation

Factual causation

Legal causation

Culpable intervention

General intent

Specific intent

Direct intent

Criminal negligence

Absolute liability offence

Strict Liability offence

Inchoate crime

a person against whom a criminal of quasi-criminal charge has been laid, but who has not yet been convicted

a formal document, given to a person charged with a minor offence, that sets out the requirement to attend court for trial at a certain date/time

a document that may be delivered to a person accused of a crime requiring that person to be in court at a certain date and time to answer the charges

an award to order provided by the court to redress a legal wrong

give up a legal right

the basic tenet of the Canadian system of rights and freedoms that requires that all person investigated for and accused of a crime receive procedural protections to ensure that they are treated fairly throughout the process

a decision by a judge to drop the charges against an accused; usually the result of improper actions on the part of the police or the prosecution

another name for a bail hearing. Where the prosecution is required to show cause as to why the accused should not be released before trial

a less serious criminal code offence for which, at a bail hearing, the onus is on the prosecution to show cause why the accused should not be released pending trial

burden of proof; the necessity for a certain party to prove a certain fact

a ground for ordering detention of an accused at a bail hearing for a non-s. 469 offence; based on the judge’s belief that the accused is unlikely to appear at trial if released

Secondary ground

Tertiary ground

monetary guarantees that a person will appear at court to answer the charges against him/her; this money is forfeited if the accused does not appear as required