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1. CRIMINOLOGY 11.

OFFENSE
 is the scientific study of the nature, extent,
management, causes, control, Is an act or omission in violation of a special law.
consequences, and prevention of criminal
12. TREASON
behavior, both on individual and social
levels
a crime that undermines the offender's
2.LAW government
 the collection of rules imposed by
authority

3.STATUTORY LAW 13.ESPIONAGE

the body of laws created by legislative statutes the systematic use of spies to obtain secrets

4.PENAL CODE 14.ACTUS REUS

the legal code governing crimes and their activity that transgresses moral or civil law
punishment
15.mens rea
5.JURISPRUDENCE
criminal intent
the branch of philosophy concerned with the law
16.criminal negligence
6.CRIMINAL LAW
(law) recklessly acting without reasonable caution
the body of law dealing with crimes and their and putting another person at risk of injury or
punishment death (or failing to do something with the same
consequences)
7.ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
17.motive
the body of rules and regulations and orders and
decisions created by administrative agencies of the reason that arouses action toward a desired
government goal

8.PRECEDENT 18.concurrence

an example that is used to justify similar the property of two things happening at the same
occurrences time

9.FELONY 19.ex post facto

-It is an act and omission punishable by Revised affecting things past


Penal Code.
20.elements
10.MISDEMEANOR
violent or severe weather
a crime less serious than a felony
21.corpus delicti
the body of evidence that constitute the offence, are the traces of an impression from the friction
sometimes mistakenly thought to refer to the ridges of any part of a human or other primate
body of a homicide victim. hand.

ADMISSION-It is the voluntary acknowledgement in


22.defense express of terms of by implication by another
whose statement legally binds him, against his
the act of guarding someone or something against interest, of the existence or truth of a fact in
attack dispute material to the issue.
Affidavit
23.alibi - A sworn statement in writing sworn before a
notary or other officer entitled to administer oath
- A defense by an accused person purporting to or acknowledgments.
show that he or she could not have committed the Alleged
crime in question. - It is a claim or statement that is alleged
hasn’t been proven true.
24.justification Arrest
- Is the taking of a person for the commission of an
the act of defending or explaining by reasoning offense.
Bail
25.excuse - Is a security given for the release of a person
in custody of the law.
a defense of some offensive behavior Casing
- It is the reconnaissance and surveillance of a place
26.self-defense to determine its suitability for intelligence use.
Confession
the act of defending yourself - It refers to the declaration of an accused expressly
acknowledging his guilt of the offense charged.
27.mitigate Counter Affidavit
lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or - An affidavit submitted in opposition of another
extent of affidavit.
28.lascivious Criminal Jurisdiction
driven by lust - It is the authority to hear and try a particular
offense and impose the punishment for it.
29.fraud Custodial Investigation
- It refers to any questioning initiated by law
intentional deception resulting in injury to another enforcement officers after a person has been taken
person into custody or otherwise deprived of his freedom of
action in any significant way.
30.conflagration
Criminal Procedure
- It is the proceeding whereby the state prosecutes
a very intense and uncontrolled fire
a person for an act or omission punishable by law
31.inducement
Dactyloscopy
a positive motivational influence
- this is the science of identification of person
through examination and comparison of fingerprint.
32.fingerprints
Delta Mala phohibita
- Is a point on the ridge formation at or directly in - It is the acts which are wrong only because society
front or near the center of the divergence of the says they are.
type lines. Misdemeanor
Dangerous Drugs -A crime less serious than a felony
- A term used by the Drug enforcement
Administration (DEA) to refer to *broad categories Omission
or classes of controlled substances other than - &he neglecting to do something" leaving out or
cocaine, opiates, and cannabis products. passing over something.
Jurisdiction
DNA Fingerprinting (or Profiling) - Is defined as the power of t e court to hear and
- It is the use of biological residue found at the decide cases and execute the judgment thereon.
scene of a crime for genetic comparisons in pleading
aiding the identification of criminal suspects. - It is the written statement of the respective claims
Elicitation and defense of the parties submitted to the
-Is the technique of acquiring information or court for appropriate judgment.
intelligence of operational value through Polygraph science
conversation from a person who is not aware of the - It is a technique used to determine stress levels of
specific purpose of the conversation. a person being questioned regarding a specific issue
Espionage to ascertain whetherhe0she is deceptive or telling
- It is the act of organized spying, usually with the the truth.
goal of uncovering sensitive military or political Probable cause
information. -It is a level of reasonable belief, based on facts that
Forensic can be articulated, that is required to sue a person
- It is used or applied in the investigation and in civil court or to arrest and prosecute a person in
establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law. criminal court.
Forensic Ballistics Police photography
- It is the application of ballistics principles to legal - Is the study of the general practices, methods, and
matters. steps in taking pictures of the crime scene.
Forensic Photography probation
- Is the field covering the legal application of - is a disposition under which a defendant, after
photograph in criminal jurisprudence and criminal conviction and sentence, is released subject to
investigation. conditions imposed by the court an supervision of a
Homicide probation officer.
- It is defined as murder if the act was intentional
and as man slaughter if it was unintentional. Treason
- A crime that undermines the offender
Inquest government. It refers to the betrayal of a government or
- Is an informal and summary investigation a country.
conducted by a public prosecutor in criminal cases. Subpoena
Jurisprudence - Is a process directed to a person requiring him to
-the branch of philosophy concerned with the law attend and testify at the hearing or trial of an
and the principles that lead courts to make the action.
decisions they do. Search Warrant
Mala in se - Is an order in writing issued in the name of the
- It is the acts which are thought to be wrong in and people of the philippines signed by a judge and
of themselves. directed to a peace officer, commanding him to
search for personal property described therein and
bring it before the court.
Warrant of arrest
- Is a legal process issued by a competent authority
directing the arrest of a person or persons
upon grounds stated therein.
White Collar crime- It is the violations of the criminal
law committed by a person of respectability and
high social status in the course of his or her
occupant.

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