The following is a list of important Criminal Law terms (N through S) and their definitions.

 

Obtaining Property by False Pretenses: obtaining of possession and title to the personal property of another through false representations of fact with the intent to defraud.

• obtaining of possession and title
• to personal property of another
• through false representations of fact
• with intent to defraud

Perjury: results from a false oath or affirmation in a judicial proceeding in regard to a material matter

• false oath or affirmation

Premeditation: to think out or plan beforehand.

Principal in the First Degree: actual perpetrator of a felony.

Principal in the Second Degree: one who is not the actual perpetrator, but is actually or constructively present and qualifies as  an accessory.

• not the perpetrator
• actually or constructively present and qualifies as an accessory

Proximate Cause: that cause which not-withstanding the intervention act unforeseeable, independent, intervening act, causes injury to the plaintiff, without which the injury would not have occurred.

• cause
• not-withstanding the intervention act
• unforeseeable, independent, intervening act
• causes injury to the plaintiff
• without which the injury would not have occurred

Rape: unlawful sexual intercourse with a woman without her consent.

• sexual intercourse
• woman
• without consent

Receiving Stolen Property: the result from the acquisition of control of stolen property with knowledge at the time of receipt thereof that the same is stolen when such is done with wrongful intent

• acquisition
• stolen property
• knowledge
• wrongful intent

Riot: tumultuous disturbance of the peace by 3 or more persons acting together to commit a crime by open force or to carry out any common enterprise.

• 3 or more persons
• tumultuous disturbance of the peace

Robbery: larceny from the person of another by use of violence or intimidation.

• larceny
• from the person of another
• violence or intimidation

Rout: movement of unlawful assemblers for the purpose of carrying out a common design

• movement of unlawful assemblers
• purpose of carrying out common design

Second Degree Murder: homicides committed with malice aforethought, but which do not meet the requirements for first degree murder.

• murders that do not meet the requirements for first degree murder

Sodomy: term used generically to cover what common law and/or State Legislatures regard as seriously deviate or unnatural sexual practices.

• deviate
• OR unnatural
• sexual practices

Solicitation: occurs when one counsels, incites, solicits, or requests another to commit an unlawful act.

• counsel, incite, solicit, or requests another
• to commit an unlawful act

Statutory Arson: malicious burning of any structure

• malicious burning
• any structure

Statutory Burglary: any entry into a structure or vehicle with the intent to commit a felony or the intent to commit theft, including petty theft.

• entry
• structure or vehicle
• intent to commit a felony
• OR intent to commit theft

Statutory Rape: unlawful sexual intercourse with a willing female under the age of consent

• sexual intercourse
• willing female
• under age of consent

Subornation of Perjury: results from the procurement of perjury from another.