Law & Order Term 1 by Mia Clayden https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz academic vocabulary en-us 2019-02-01 02:28:32 UTC 2025-11-01 02:57:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Balance.png Social Cohesion: cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/326550720
  • Works toward the well being of all its members.
  • Fights exclusion and marginalisation.
  • Creates a sense of belonging.
  • Promotes trust.
  • Offers its members the opportunity of upward mobility (rising from a lower to a higher social class or status

    • ]]>     2019-02-01 02:33:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/326550720     Brief in law cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/327613594 A brief is a short written legal document used in various legal adversarial systems that is presented to a court arguing why one party to a particular case should prevail.]]> 2019-02-05 03:12:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/327613594 self defence cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329002895 The accused must believe their actions were necessary to protect themselves or another person from death or really serious injury 
    • They believed their actions were necessary in self-defence
    • Their actions were reasonable in the circumstances as the person percieved them
    ]]>     2019-02-07 21:58:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329002895     Mental impairment kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329003209
  • They did not understand what they were doing 
  • Did not know the action was wrong because they do not have the capacity to comprehend severity

    • Mental impairment- is a condition of the mind which impacts on a person’s ability to know the nature and quality of his/her conduct or the conduct was wrong 
    ]]>     2019-02-07 21:59:28 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329003209     Duress kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329003339
  • A threat of harm exists
  • A threat would of been carried out if the action was not taken

    • Duress- a strong mental pressure on someone to overcome their independent will and force them to do something 
    ]]>     2019-02-07 21:59:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329003339     Involuntary actions kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329003920
  • Intoxication
  • Automatism (no control of their body- drugs, sleepwalking)
  • Accident- did not intend to 
    • ]]>     2019-02-07 22:02:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329003920     Sudden or extraordinary emergency cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329004022 A person is not guilty of murder if they act of a sudden or extraordinary emergency, such as:

    • Their actions were necessary to resolve the situation
    • Their actions were reasonable
    • For example (you might die in the process)

    ]]>     2019-02-07 22:02:27 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329004022     kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329004353 2019-02-07 22:03:45 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329004353 kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329005353 2019-02-07 22:07:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/329005353 ARRAIGN kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123335 call or bring (someone) before a court to answer a criminal charge.]]> 2019-02-11 22:28:48 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123335 EXCUSED kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123475 seek to lessen the blame attaching to (a fault or offence)]]> 2019-02-11 22:29:35 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123475 ACCUSED kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123570 Accused or The Accused may refer to: A person suspected with committing a crime or offence; see Criminal charge. Suspect, a known person suspected of committing a crime]]> 2019-02-11 22:30:09 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123570 CHALLENGED kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123705 Challenge refers to a formal questioning of the legality of a person, act or thing. A question or a claim that a law is unconstitutional is a constitutional challenge]]> 2019-02-11 22:30:46 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330123705 REJECT kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330124022  is a refusal to accept a contractual offer. Rejection means a refusal to accept tendered goods as contractual performance]]> 2019-02-11 22:32:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330124022 STAND-ASIDE kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330124174 A member of a jury array who has requested an exemption but, instead, has been instructed by the judge to “stand by” until all other members of the jury array are first called and who, therefore, might never be considered.]]> 2019-02-11 22:33:02 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/330124174 PARLIAMENT kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331596982 s a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the electorate, making laws, and overseeing the government via hearings and inquiries.]]> 2019-02-15 02:40:19 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331596982 kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597385 2019-02-15 02:42:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597385 GOVERMENT kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597512 A government is the system or group of people governing an organized community, often a state.]]> 2019-02-15 02:43:21 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597512 DEMOCRACY kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597608 Is a system of government where the citizens exercise power by voting. In a direct democracy, the citizens as a whole form a governing body and vote directly on each issue.]]> 2019-02-15 02:43:55 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597608 SENATE kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597721 The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, they ongress is the legislative, or lawmaking, branch of our national government.]]> 2019-02-15 02:44:36 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597721 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597953 The House of Representatives is the lower house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia. House of Representatives makes and passes federal laws.]]> 2019-02-15 02:46:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/331597953 AGE OF CRIMINAL LIABILITY kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/333938252 The age of criminal responsibility, is the age below which a child is deemed incapable of having committed a criminal offence.]]> 2019-02-21 21:58:56 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/333938252 PERSECUTION kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341120952 hostility and ill-treatment, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.]]> 2019-03-13 23:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341120952 Refugee cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341121067  A refugee is someone outside of his/her country seeking residence in another country. from fear of persecution from things such as religion, race, nationality, ect ]]> 2019-03-13 23:57:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341121067 kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341121225 2019-03-13 23:59:03 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341121225 ASYLUM SEEKERS kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341121598 Is a person who flees their home country, enters another country and applies for asylum, i.e. the right to international protection, in this other country.]]> 2019-03-14 00:01:06 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/341121598 MENS REA kou0001 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342683797 2019-03-19 03:32:15 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342683797 presecution cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342685503 percussion is hostility and ill-percution, especially because of race or political or religious beliefs; oppression.]]> 2019-03-19 03:39:38 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342685503 princables of equality cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342687117 It can be seen as a development of the principle of 'equality before the law' (the principle that laws must apply impartially to all) so that it applies to moral as well as legal rules and so that it calls for impartiality with respect to the interests of each individual.]]> 2019-03-19 03:49:49 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342687117 independent judiciary cla00074 https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342687766 The judiciary is the branch of government which administers justice according to law. The term is used to refer broadly to the courts, the judges, magistrates, adjudicators and other support personnel who run the system. ]]> 2019-03-19 03:53:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cla00074/l9g3g1gdz9vz/wish/342687766