Created by Dean Marinkovich
about 5 years ago
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Question | Answer |
Actus Reus | A physical act – the actus Reus, which means committing the crime. |
Mens Rea | A mental act – the mens rea, which means a guilty mind |
Plaintiff | the party that initiates or commences a civil action against another party |
indictable offence | a serious offence heard before a judge and jury |
amendment | a minor change or addition designed to improve a text, piece of legislation |
Criminal law | refers to the group of laws that have been put in place to protect us from harm. |
Nuisance | a person or thing causing inconvenience or annoyance. |
Trespass | is when you go somewhere that is not allowed of is owned by a private organisation |
Negligence | failure to take proper care over something |
Slander | the action or crime of making a false spoken statement damaging to a person's reputation |
Libel | is another form of slander |
Murder vs manslaughter | the difference between the two is that if you commit manslaughter you only show actus rea witch is only actually doing the crime if you are charged with murder when you commit both actus rea and mens reus |
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