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What is the code of Hammurabi
This ancient set of laws from around 1700 BCE is one of the earliest known written legal codes.
What is civil law
This major division of law governs relationships between individuals — such as contracts, torts, and property — rather than crimes.
What is Extradition
This is when a non-resident is sent back to their home country to face criminal charges there.
What is abetting
Encouraging a person to commit a crime
What is the center of the crime scene
The focal point - where crime actually occurred
What is arrest
Legally depriving someone of liberty by seizing or touching them to indicate that he/she is in custody
What are the Twelve Tables?
This ancient Roman legal foundation — part of Rome’s early law structure — influenced many modern legal systems.
What is criminal law
This division of law deals with crimes and public wrongs against the state.
What are Rights
These are the legal, moral, or social entitlements that are due to all people simply because they are human beings.
What is accessory after the fact
when someone knowingly receives, comforts, or aids a perpetrator in escaping from the police
What is crime scene contamination
is when there is a loss, destruction, or alteration of physical evidence
What is a summons
A court document ordering a person to appear in court for an indictable offense
What are morals (or moral principles)?
The concept that laws reflect the shared beliefs of right and wrong in a society, rather than just written rules.
What is a case brief
This is a concise summary of a court decision used to identify key legal issues, facts, decision, and reasoning.
What are freedoms
It refers to people being able to live their lives without being hampered or frustrated.
What is fraud
Intentionally deceiving someone in order to cause a loss of property, money, or service
What is chain of custody
This refers to a written record of people who had contact with each piece of physical evidence
What is surety
Money put up by a person other than accused to guarantee accused appears in court
What are the Mosaic Laws
The legal codes written within the old Testament.
What is "Regina" or "Rex". (king or queen)
In the citation “R. v. Boyes, 2013 BCPC 204 (CanLII)”, the “R.” stands for this word.
What is a capital offense
A crime punishable by death in another country.
What is failure to stop at the scene of an accident
Essentially a hit-and-run
What is Impressions
This refer to patterns or marks found on surfaces and caused by various objects.
What is bail
Temporary release of an accused who posts money or some other security to guarantee that they will show up for court
What is the adversarial system
It is a legal system based on two opposing sides arguing their cases in front of an impartial judge.
What is substantive law.
These are the Law that define the rights, responsibilities, and obligations of citizens and the government.
What is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights
A document suggesting fundamental human rights available to all people in the world
What is conspiracy
when two or more people make an agreement/plan to commit an illegal act, even if the act wasn’t carried out
What is innocent until proven guilty
First, everyone is _______. It is not up to the accused person to prove their innocence.
What is a citizens arrest
An arrest without a warrant by a person other than a peace officer
What is the signing of the magna carta / magna carta

Law 12 - Dec 2025 ed.

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