Criminal Law Chapters 1-3 New 2023-2024 /53
Questions With Complete Solution
Quiz :Black's Law Dictionary definition of law - Answer :"that which is laid
down, ordained, or established...a body of rules of action or conduct
prescribed by controlling authority, and having binding legal force."
Quiz :The study of Criminal Law is a study of - Answer :1. Crimes
2. Moral Principles
3. Common Law
Quiz :Norms - Answer :An unwritten rule that underlies and is inherent in the
fabric of society
Quiz :Mores - Answer :An unwritten, but generally known rule that governs
serious violations of the social code ("More Serious")
Quiz :Criminal Law - Answer :The body of rules and regulations that defines
and specifies punishments for offenses of a public nature or for wrongs
committed against the state of society
Quiz :Crime - Answer :An act prohibited or an omission required by law
Quiz :Natural Law - Answer :The rules of conduct inherent in human nature
and in the natural order, which are thought to be knowable through intuition,
inspiration, and the exercise of reason without the need to refer to man-made
laws
Quiz :Positive Law - Answer :Law that is legitimately created and enforced by
governments
Quiz :Common Law - Answer :"Law originating from use and custom rather
than from written statutes. The term refers to non-statutory customs,
traditions, and precedents that help guide judicial decision making"
Quiz :Tort - Answer :"The unlawful violation of a private legal right other than
a mere breach of contract, express or implied. A tort may also be the violation
of a public duty if, as a result of the violation, some special damage accrues to
the individual."
, Quiz :Substantive Criminal Law - Answer :Substantive criminal law defines
crimes and specifies punishments
Quiz :Procedural Criminal Law - Answer :Procedural criminal law defines the
processes that may be used by law enforcement, prosecutors, victims, and
courts to investigate and adjudicate criminal cases.
Procedural criminal law are the rules by which the game is played
Quiz :Felony - Answer :A serious crime, generally one punishable by death or
by incarceration in a state or federal prison facility as opposed to jail
punishable by one year or more
Quiz :Misdemeanor - Answer :A minor crime; an offense punishable by
incarceration, usually in a local confinement facility, for a period of which the
upper limit is prescribed by statute in a given jurisdiction, typically one year or
less
Quiz :Infraction - Answer :A violation of a state statue or local ordinance
punishable by a fine or other penalty, but not by incarceration. Also known as
summary offense
Quiz :Mala in se - Answer :Acts that are regarded, by tradition and
convention, as wrong in themselves
Quiz :Mala prohibita - Answer :Acts that are considered "wrongs" only
because there is a law against them
(property crimes, personal crimes, public order offenses, moral offenses)
Quiz :The Bill of Rights - Answer :The first ten amendments to the U.S.
Constitution, which were made part of the Constitution in 1791.
Quiz :Case Law - Answer :The body of previous decisions, or precedents, that
has accumulated over time and to which attorneys refer when arguing cases
and that judges use in deciding the merits of new cases.
Quiz :Stare Decisis - Answer :"Stare Decisis" means "stand by what has been
decided" or "let the decision stand"
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