Under certain circumstances, it is possible to be liable for the criminal behavior of another person.

Which traditional classification of crime refers to crimes that are considered inherently evil and that are criminal due to the very nature of the act being committed?

What term refers to an unlawful killing without malice aforethought?

Which crime was defined under common law as “restricting the freedom of a victim against his or her will and removing the victim from one place to another?”

What term refers to the type of defense where a defendant claims that they were either in an unconscious or semi-conscious state during the act and were thus unable to form mens rea?

Which element of a crime refers to the legal principle that examines the link between an individual’s action and the resulting harm in considering criminal behavior?

What term refers to a type of factor that would be useful to a defense attorney in arguing that a defendant should receive a lenient sentence?

Which term refers to a law that retroactively makes an act a criminal offense or increases the possible punishment for a crime that was already defined?

It is unlikely for an individual to successfully make a mistake or ignorance of the law defense.

Which element of a crime refers to the legal principle that says a criminal action and criminal intent must exist simultaneously for criminal activity to occur?