This document defines key legal terms related to criminal law, civil law, courts and the legal process. It explains that advocacy means representing someone in court, actus reus refers to the external elements of an offence, and criminal law covers areas like theft and assault. It also defines defendant, mens rea, Supreme Court, jurisdiction, claimant, intention, prosecute, liability, voluntary, reckless, sue, omission, statute, verdict, civil, jury, and sentence.

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2. What A means representing someone in court? ADVOCACY

3. What A R means the external elements of an offence? ACTUS REUS

4. What C covers areas of law like theft, assault and murder? CRIMINAL LAW

5. What D is the person accused of an offence or civil wrong? DEFENDANT

6. What M R means the blameworthy state of mind? MENS REA

7. What S C is the highest court in England and Wales? SUPREME COURT

8. What J is the term describing a court’s area of responsibility /type of case they can hear? JURISDICTION

9. What C is the name of the person bringing a civil case? CLAIMANT

10. What I is a category of mens rea? INTENTION

11. What P is the term meaning to bring a criminal case? PROSECUTE

12. What L is the legal responsibility for a crime or civil wrong? LIABILITY

13. What V means the AR must be a conscious exercise of will? VOLUNTARY

14. What R is a category of mens rea? RECKLESSNESS

15. What S is a term meaning to bring a civil case? SUE

16. What O is a failure to act which can be classed as a criminal offence? OMISSION

17. What S is another name for an Act of Parliament? STATUTE

18. What V is the decision ant the end of a trial deciding liability? VERDICT

19. What C covers areas of law like contract, negligence, wills and family law? CIVIL

20. What J is the group of people who decide guilt or innocence in serious criminal cases? JURY

21. What S is the punishment handed down after a guilty verdict in a criminal trial? SENTENCE