Intricacies - the fine details of something
Defendant - the person accused of a crime in the court of law
Conduct - a person's manner of behaviour
Omission - something neglected, left out or not done
Abstain - to choose not to do something
(Legal) liability - to be legally responsible for something
Criminal law - the branch of law concerned with criminal offences
Duty to act - a legal or moral requirement to take a certain action
House of Lords - the second chamber of the UK Parliament that checks and challenges laws from the House of Commons
Avert - to prevent
Discrepancy - an inconsistency or disagreement of facts
Subjective - based on personal feelings, tastes, or opinions.
Foresee - to be aware of beforehand or to predict
Intention - the plan or particular purpose of an action
Motive - the reason for doing something
Strict liability crimes - crimes that do not require a mens tea (being in the mental state to commit a crime) during the commission of a crime
Reckless - not caring about the dangers or consequences of your actions
Defence - the case presented by or on behalf of the person accused of a crime
Negate - to make something ineffective.
Intoxication - having your mental and/or physical state significantly affected by drugs or alcohol
Sexual assault - to engage in any sexual activity without the other person's consent.
Controversial - something that divides opinion, causing much discussion or disagreement
Insanity - referring to the state of being severely mentally ill
Archaic - outdated or old fashioned
Criminal insanity - a defence to criminal charges based on the idea that the defendant was unable to understand what they was doing, or, that they was unable to understand that what they was doing was wrong.
Psychiatric insanity - mental illness of such a severe nature that a person cannot distinguish fantasy from reality, cannot conduct their affairs due to psychosis, or is subject to uncontrollable impulsive behaviour.
Diabetic - having a medical condition where the body is unable to regulate its blood sugars effectively
Epilepsy - a medical condition that affects the brain and causes frequent seizures.
Pre-menstrual syndrome - the name for the symptoms women can experience in the weeks before their period. They can include mood swings, tiredness, tummy pain, headaches and range in severity.
Execute - to put into effect or carry out
Unlawful - illegal; breaking the law
Attorney general - the chief legal officer who represents the Crown or a state in legal proceedings and gives legal advice to the government.
Foetus - a developing baby in the uterus, before it is born
Under the Queen/King's peace - during time of peace, where normal law applies
Wartime - during times of war, where some normal law may not apply eg. murder laws
Grevious bodily harm (GBH) - serious physical injury intentionally inflicted upon someone
Jury - a group of people who have been chosen to listen to the facts in a court action and decide whether a person is guilty or not guilty
Psychiatric injury - when the person has suffered a mental trauma as a result of an accident, sudden shock or a traumatic event
Charges - the formal accusation of someone of a legal offence
Manslaughter - the crime of killing a human being without malice, or in circumstances not amounting to murder.
Court of appeal - a court which deals with appeals against legal judgments.
Diminished responsibility - an unbalanced mental state considered to make a person less answerable to a crime and that gives grounds for a reduced charge
Insurgent - a person fighting against a government or invading force; a rebel or revolutionary.
The Geneva Convention - a set of international agreements that establish international legal standards for humanitarian treatment in war.
Premeditation - Planning something beforehand
Malice - the desire to harm someone
Scholar - a specialist in a certain field of study
Context - the circumstances in which something exists or happens, which can help explain it
Acquit - to judge someone as not guilty of a criminal charge
Verdict - the formal decision or judgement in a legal case
(Come to) fruition - to succeed and produce the results that were intended or hoped for
Lord Chief Justice - The highest-ranking law officer in England and Wales, presiding over the Court of Appeal
Trial separation - an agreement between a married couple to spend time away from each other
Goad - to provoke or annoy someone to cause a reaction
Belittled - to dismiss an action/person or make it/seem unimportant
Asfixiure - suffocation
Culpable - responsbile or deserving blame for something
Sexual infidelity - having a sexual relationship outside of a marriage or established relationship
Expressly prohibited - when it is explicitly stated that something is not allowed
Rape - an act of sexual intercourse without the other person's consent
Upskirting - taking sexually intrusive photographs beneath a person's clothing without their consent, usually up someone's skirt
Voyeurism - the activity of getting pleasure from secretly watching other people in sexual situations
Misogyny - feelings of hating women, or the belief that men are much better than women
Gravely - seriously or alarmingly
Quashed - to be rejected as invalid
Retrial - a second or further trial on the same issues and with the same parties
Hypothetical scenario - a possible situation
Ill will - unfriendly or hostile feelings toward someone
Gun magazine - where bullets are stored in a gun
Savage - fierce, violent or brutal
Feminism - the belief in equal rights of the sexes
Toxic masculinity - a set of attitudes and ways of behaving stereotypically associated with or expected of men, regarded as having a negative impact on men and on society as a whole
Enacted - made into law
Philosopical - relating to the study of basic ideas about knowledge, right and wrong, reasoning, and the value of things.
Sociological - relating to the study of the development, structure, and functioning of human society.
Psychological - relating to the mental or emotional state of a person
Transferable skills - skills that can be used across different situations
