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Nasca

Murder, rape, and robbery are examples of crimes which do not require a plaintiff felonies misdemeanors crimes which do not require a defendant felonies 100

Which of the following is a crime against people? burglary shoplifting rioting assault assault 200

The plaintiff is the party that accuses a person of a crime. district attorney who represents the public in a criminal case the government official who brings the case to court. person who is accused of the crime. party that accuses a person of a crime. 300

The difference between murder and manslaughter is that murder is voluntary while manslaughter is involuntary the killing of another human being while manslaughter does not involve the death of another human unjustified and manslaughter is justified intentional while manslaughter is not intentional. intentional while manslaughter is not intentional. 400

The two elements of a crime are the the criminal act and the motive the criminal act and the defense the criminal act and the required state of mind the required state of mind and the motive the criminal act and the required state of mind 500

In court, the party that accuses a person of a crime plaintiff 100

An offense committed against the public good or society crime 200

Sometimes called the district attorney; represents the people prosecutor 300

A speeding ticket and other minor traffic violations are examples infractions 400

Less serious crimes such as driving without a license misdemeanor 500

The difference between a crime and a tort is that a crime is committed against the public good, while a tort is caused when someone is being threatened is committed against a particular person or property is considered a wrong against all of society hurts all members of the community is committed against a particular person or property 100

An example of the tort of nuisance is a false statement about someone shoplifting. hunting on private property. a noxious odor coming from a neighbor's house. a noxious odor coming from a neighbor's house. 200

A false statement made orally to a third party is libel slander breach of duty nuisance slander 300

Examples of intentional torts include false imprisonment and disparagement negligence and arson assault and rape forgery and proximate cause false imprisonment and disparagement 400

Your neighbor continues to play very loud music that is keeping you awake at night. This is an example of an intentional tort strict liability product liability negligence an intentional tort 500

The wrongful act of injuring another's reputation by making false statements negligence defamation invasion of privacy proximate cause defamation 100

The failure to exercise the degree of care that a reasonable person would have exercised in the same circumstances negligence defamation invasion of privacy proximate cause negligence 200

Actions that are deliberate and cause hurt or embarrassment to others assumption of risk proximate cause intentional tort contributory negligence Intentional tort 300

When the plaintiff knew of the risk involved and still took a chance of being injured assumption of risk proximate cause intentional tort contributory negligence Assumption of risk 400

The legal connection between unreasonable conduct and the resulting harm assumption of risk proximate cause intentional tort contributory negligence Proximate cause 500