U1 AOS 2 Key Legal Terms

U1 AOS 2 Key Legal Terms

11th Grade

26 Qs

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U1 AOS 2 Key Legal Terms

U1 AOS 2 Key Legal Terms

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11th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Abrogate

to cancel or abolish a court-made law by passing an Act of Parliament

a person who knowingly assists another person who has committed a serious indictable offence (i.e. an indictable offence with a punishment of five years or more in prison) to evade arrest, prosecution or conviction

a person charged with a criminal offence

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Accessory

a person who knowingly assists another person who has committed a serious indictable offence (i.e. an indictable offence with a punishment of five years or more in prison) to evade arrest, prosecution or conviction

a Latin term meaning ‘a guilty act’; the physical element of a crime (i.e. the act itself). See also mens rea

the standard of proof in civil disputes. This requires the plaintiff to establish that it is more probable (i.e. likely) than not that his or her side of the story is right

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Accused

to cancel or abolish a court-made law by passing an Act of Parliament

a person who knowingly assists another person who has committed a serious indictable offence (i.e. an indictable offence with a punishment of five years or more in prison) to evade arrest, prosecution or convictio

a person charged with a criminal offence

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Actus reus (pronounced ac·tus RAY·us)

an act or omission that is (1) against an existing law, (2) harmful to an individual or society as a whole, and (3) punishable by law

a Latin term meaning ‘a guilty act’; the physical element of a crime (i.e. the act itself). See also mens rea

a serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in the County Court or Supreme Court of Victoria

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Bail

the release of an accused person from custody on condition that they will attend a court hearing to answer the charges

a serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in the County Court or Supreme Court of Victoria

law made by judges through decisions made in cases; also known as case law or judge-made law (as opposed to statute law)

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Balance of probabilities

a serious offence generally heard before a judge and a jury in the County Court or Supreme Court of Victoria

an independent group of people chosen at random to decide on the evidence in a legal case and reach a decision (i.e. verdict)

the standard of proof in civil disputes. This requires the plaintiff to establish that it is more probable (i.e. likely) than not that his or her side of the story is right

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

Define: Burden of proof

a penalty (e.g. a fine or prison sentence) imposed by a court on a person guilty of a criminal offence

where culpability or responsibility for committing a crime can be established without having to prove there was mens rea (i.e. a guilty mind)

the obligation (i.e. responsibility) of a party to prove a case. The burden of proof usually rests with the party who initiates the action (i.e. the plaintiff in a civil dispute and the prosecution in a criminal case)

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