Criminal and Civil Law (5.2)

You call in a bomb threat to the school.

• Civil

• Criminal

The party accused of a crime or the subject of a complaint in a lawsuit

• plaintiff

• prosecutor

• defendant

• trier of fact

Burden of proof in a criminal case

• Beyond a reasonable doubt

• Preponderance of the evidence

• Affidavit

• Impeachment

A student sends threatening messages to their girlfriend/boyfriend through the internet.

• Civil

• Criminal

A behavior or act declared illegal because government considers it harmful to society.

• Crime

• Law

• Civil Law

• Felony

• Misdemeanor

A group of laws to settle disagreements between two parties.

• Criminal law

• Civil law

• Common law

• Infractions

The neighbors are getting a divorce

• Criminal

• Civil

A major crime, punishable by more than a year in prison.

• crime

• misdemeanor

• felony

• guilty mind

• guilty act

You are guaranteed a lawyer even if you cannot afford one.

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law

A typical verdict will consist of monetary damages.

• Criminal Law

• Civil Law