If you or a loved one is facing criminal charges, there are many new terms that you will encounter. While we cannot provide all related terms here on this site, we have selected a few of the most important legal terms for you to know. The list is general in nature and is not intended as legal advice. If there is something you do not understand or do not find here, and you do not have legal counsel
to assist you, feel free to contact our law firm. Accessory Accomplice Accused Acquittal Admissible Evidence Admission Aggravated Assault Aggravated Battery Allegation Appeal Arraignment Assault Bail / Bond Bench Trial Bench Warrant Best Evidence Rule Beyond a Reasonable
Doubt Booking Brief Cause of Action Change of Venue Charge Circumstantial Evidence Coercion Concurrent Sentence Consecutive Sentence Corroborating Evidence Criminal Summons Cross-Examination Custody Declaration under Penalty of Perjury Deferred Sentence Disclosure Discovery Dismissal Due Process of Law Embezzlement Exhibit Expunge Eye Witness False Arrest False
Imprisonment Finding First Appearance Felony Forensic
Studies Grand Jury Hearing Homicide House Arrest Hung Jury Immunity Impeach Inadmissible Incarceration Indictment Interrogation Jail Judgment / Sentence Jury Nullification Leniency Material Evidence Miranda Warning / Miranda Rights Misdemeanor Mistrial Motion No Contest Nolle Prosse / Nolle Prosequi Notice of Appearance No Probable Cause Objection Own Recognizance (OR) / Personal Recognizance Parole Plea Plea Bargain / Negotiations Pre-Trial Intervention (PTI) Prison Probation Prosecutor Public Defender Rules of Evidence Search
Warrant Self-incrimination Sentence Standard of Proof Subpoena Suppress Trial Testimony Trafficking Voir Dire Witness Writ What term refers to crimes committed by individuals in the course of their daily business activities?What term is used to refer to crimes committed by individuals in the course of their daily business activities? professional crime.
What is the term for crimes committed by persons of high social position in the course of their occupations?The term “white-collar crime” was coined in 1939 by the sociologist Edwin Sutherland, who defined it as a “crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status in the course of his occupation”.
Which of the following is an example of corporate crime?Deceptive advertising, restraint of trade, bank fraud, faulty manufacturing of dangerous products, phony securities sales, patent violations, and environmental pollution are examples.
What is white"White-collar crime" is a term first coined by sociologist Edwin Sutherland in 1949 who defined it as a crime committed by a person of respectability and high social status during his occupation.
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