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Legal Lingo

Emma Wayt

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Accessory

someone who gives assistance to the perpetrator of a crime, without directly committing it, sometimes without being present.

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Conspiracy

An agreement between two or more persons to engage jointly in an unlawful or criminal act

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Manslaughter

unjustifiable, inexcusable, and intentional killing of a human being without deliberation, premeditation, and malice

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Involuntary manslaughter

The act of unlawfully killing another human being unintentionally

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obstruction of justice

involves interference, through words or actions, with the proper operations of a court or officers of the court

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murder

unlawful killing of another human being without justification or excuse

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warrant

written order issued by a judicial officer or other authorized person commanding a law enforcement officer to perform some act incident to the administration of justice.

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evidence

the available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid

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allegedly

supposed

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circumstantial evidence

is evidence that relies on an inference to connect it to a conclusion of fact

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hard (direct) evidence

evidence that cannot be disproven

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trajectory

The path followed by a projectile flying or an object moving under the action of given forces

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ballistics

the science of projectiles and firearms.

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impede

delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.

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