Misdemeanors fall in the middle of criminal offenses - less serious than felonies, but more serious than infractions. Like felonies, misdemeanors are often classified by severity of offense, including gross (high) misdemeanors, normal misdemeanors and petty misdemeanors.
Examples of Misdemeanor crimes: petty theft, disorderly conduct, prostitution, vandalism
Punishment can be 5 days - 1 year in jail, or community service, or probation, or fines
Petty Offense: A subset of misdemeanor, comprised of the least serious criminal offenses, such as traffic violations and jaywalking. Possible minor jail time.
Exercise 7
NAME THE CRIME
The box below gives names of 22 crimes. The list gives the definitions of these crimes. Match the crimes to their definitions.
| arson assassination assault bigamy blackmail bribery burglary embezzlement espionage extortion forgery fraud libel manslaughter murder perjury piracy robbery slander smuggling theft treason
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| acting in such a way as to make someone believe he or she will be hurt
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| 2.
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| betraying your country to a foreign power
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| 3.
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| copying patented inventions or copyrighted works
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| 4.
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| entering a building illegally and stealing things
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| 5.
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| getting money from people by threatening to publicise facts they do not want revealed
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| 6.
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| getting money from people by using threats
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| 7.
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| getting property or money from people by making them believe untrue things
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| 8.
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| going through a ceremony of marriage when you are still married to someone else
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| 9.
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| killing a public figure illegally and intentionally
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10.
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| killing someone illegally and intentionally
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| 11.
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| killing someone unintentionally or in mitigating circumstances
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| 12.
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| making an illegal copy of a banknote or document
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| 13.
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| offering money corruptly to get someone to do something to help you
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| 14.
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| saying something which damages someone’s image
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| 15.
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| setting fire to a building
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| 16.
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| stealing something by using force or threatening to use force
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| 17.
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| stealing, taking property which belongs to someone else
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| 18.
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| taking goods illegally into or out of a country
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| 19.
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| telling lies when you have sworn an oath to say what is true in court
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| 20.
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| trying to find out secrets by illegal means
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| 21.
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| using illegally or stealing money which you are looking after for someone else
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| 22.
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| writing, publishing or broadcasting a statement which damages someone’s personality
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