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- The law assures each person _______ and assigns each person _______
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certain rights
certain duties - _______ attempt to reflect the public interest and will enact legislation that makes a certain act a crime if there is sufficient demand
- legislatures
- Name 3 examples of white-collar crime
- embezzelment, stock swindlers, frauds against insurance companies, credit card frauds, income tax evasion
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A violation of a specific statue
Wrongdoing against society - crime
- Illegal activity, of using information not available to the general public for personal gain
- insider trading
- What are the three classifications of crimes?
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Treason
Felony
Misdemeanor - describes a broad category of crimes that involve activities intended to deceive others by making false claims, or to obtain goods
- false pretenses
- the wrongful taking of money or other property that has been entrusted to a person as a part of his or her employment
- embezzelment
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A private wrong that causes injury to another person's physical well-being, property, or repuatation.
Private wrong against a person, or their well-being - tort
- a broad term that includes most forms of theft- that is, robbery, burgulary, hijacking, and shoplifting
- Larceny
- stealing from a vehicle in transit
- hijacking