Legal Terminology Flashcards

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Actus Reus

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A Latin term (“guilty act”) for the guilty action of a person

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Aggravated

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A state of mind that intensifies or worsens a situation

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Arizona Revised Statutes (ARS)

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Laws that have been written in and are to be enforced in Arizona

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Circumstantial evidence

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Evidence based on the probability that an event happened based on the circumstances

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Continuum

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A scale to show progression of values/elements by varying degrees

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Contraband

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Items that are illegal or prohibited

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Culpable Mental State

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The state of mind that determines an individual’s degree of blame/responsibility

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Detective

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Officers assigned to follow-up crimes and respond to crime scenes for the detection and collection of evidence

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Direct evidence

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Evidence that supports the truth of a claim (in criminal law, the claim of guilt or of innocence)

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Evidence

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Legal proof permitted by a judge to be presented to the judge/jury at trial which supports the alleged facts of a case