Assault - Theintentional orreckless use of forceor the threat of forceagainst anotherperson without alawful excuse.Burden ofproof - Theobligation ofa party toprove a case.Reasonable belief - Anhonestly held opinion aboutthe way things are, whichwould seem to anotherordinary person with similarcharacteristics (e.g. age ormaturity), in similarcircumstances, to besensible or correct.Murder - Theintentional unlawfulkilling of anotherperson with maliceaforethought, by aperson who is of theage of discretion andof sound mind.Common law - Lawmade by judgesthrough decisionsmade in cases; alsoknown as case law orjudge-made law.Accessory - Aperson who hasknowingly assistedsomeone in thecommission of acrime.Standard ofproof - Thedegree to whichthe facts of acase must beproven.Free!Causation - Thedirect relationshipbetween two events,where event 1 wasthe direct reasonevent 2 happened.Malice aforethought -The intention to kill orcause serious injury toa person. Thismalicious intention isthe mental element(i.e. an intention toinflict harm) necessaryfor murder.Crime Statistics -Information collectedby authorities suchas the police andanalysed to track thelevel of crime oroffending in thecommunity.Statute - Alaw madebyparliament.Mental impairment - Acondition of the mindwhich impacts on aperson’s ability to knowthe nature and qualityof his or her conduct,or that the conduct waswrong.Self-inducedintoxication -The act ofgetting drunk ofyour own freewill.Automatism - Adefence to murderthat refers to aperson who has lostcontrol of their ownactions, such assomeonesleepwalking.Indictable offence - Aserious criminaloffence heard beforea higher court and ajury if the offenderpleads not guilty.Summary offence -A simple criminaloffence heard inthe Magistrates'Court.Intentional -Somethingdeliberate;not anaccident.Doli Incapax - A latin termmeaning ‘incapable of evil’;the principle that a childunder 14 years of agecannot form mens rea(guilty mind) because he orshe does not have theintellectual or moralcapacity to know thedifference between right Mens rea - A latinterm meaning ‘aguilty mind’; themental element of acrime (i.e. anawareness of the factthat the conduct iscriminal).Crime - An act ofomission against anexisting law that isharmful to anindividual or societyas a whole and ispunishable by law.Balance ofprobabilities -The standardof proof incivil disputes.Reckless - Acting,or not acting, withconsciousawareness of thepotential harm thatis likely to besuffered.Duress - Strongmental pressureon someone toovercome theirindependent willand force them todo something.Assault - Theintentional orreckless use of forceor the threat of forceagainst anotherperson without alawful excuse.Burden ofproof - Theobligation ofa party toprove a case.Reasonable belief - Anhonestly held opinion aboutthe way things are, whichwould seem to anotherordinary person with similarcharacteristics (e.g. age ormaturity), in similarcircumstances, to besensible or correct.Murder - Theintentional unlawfulkilling of anotherperson with maliceaforethought, by aperson who is of theage of discretion andof sound mind.Common law - Lawmade by judgesthrough decisionsmade in cases; alsoknown as case law orjudge-made law.Accessory - Aperson who hasknowingly assistedsomeone in thecommission of acrime.Standard ofproof - Thedegree to whichthe facts of acase must beproven.Free!Causation - Thedirect relationshipbetween two events,where event 1 wasthe direct reasonevent 2 happened.Malice aforethought -The intention to kill orcause serious injury toa person. Thismalicious intention isthe mental element(i.e. an intention toinflict harm) necessaryfor murder.Crime Statistics -Information collectedby authorities suchas the police andanalysed to track thelevel of crime oroffending in thecommunity.Statute - Alaw madebyparliament.Mental impairment - Acondition of the mindwhich impacts on aperson’s ability to knowthe nature and qualityof his or her conduct,or that the conduct waswrong.Self-inducedintoxication -The act ofgetting drunk ofyour own freewill.Automatism - Adefence to murderthat refers to aperson who has lostcontrol of their ownactions, such assomeonesleepwalking.Indictable offence - Aserious criminaloffence heard beforea higher court and ajury if the offenderpleads not guilty.Summary offence -A simple criminaloffence heard inthe Magistrates'Court.Intentional -Somethingdeliberate;not anaccident.Doli Incapax - A latin termmeaning ‘incapable of evil’;the principle that a childunder 14 years of agecannot form mens rea(guilty mind) because he orshe does not have theintellectual or moralcapacity to know thedifference between right Mens rea - A latinterm meaning ‘aguilty mind’; themental element of acrime (i.e. anawareness of the factthat the conduct iscriminal).Crime - An act ofomission against anexisting law that isharmful to anindividual or societyas a whole and ispunishable by law.Balance ofprobabilities -The standardof proof incivil disputes.Reckless - Acting,or not acting, withconsciousawareness of thepotential harm thatis likely to besuffered.Duress - Strongmental pressureon someone toovercome theirindependent willand force them todo something.

Murder & Assault - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. Assault - The intentional or reckless use of force or the threat of force against another person without a lawful excuse.
  2. Burden of proof - The obligation of a party to prove a case.
  3. Reasonable belief - An honestly held opinion about the way things are, which would seem to another ordinary person with similar characteristics (e.g. age or maturity), in similar circumstances, to be sensible or correct.
  4. Murder - The intentional unlawful killing of another person with malice aforethought, by a person who is of the age of discretion and of sound mind.
  5. Common law - Law made by judges through decisions made in cases; also known as case law or judge-made law.
  6. Accessory - A person who has knowingly assisted someone in the commission of a crime.
  7. Standard of proof - The degree to which the facts of a case must be proven.
  8. Free!
  9. Causation - The direct relationship between two events, where event 1 was the direct reason event 2 happened.
  10. Malice aforethought - The intention to kill or cause serious injury to a person. This malicious intention is the mental element (i.e. an intention to inflict harm) necessary for murder.
  11. Crime Statistics - Information collected by authorities such as the police and analysed to track the level of crime or offending in the community.
  12. Statute - A law made by parliament.
  13. Mental impairment - A condition of the mind which impacts on a person’s ability to know the nature and quality of his or her conduct, or that the conduct was wrong.
  14. Self-induced intoxication - The act of getting drunk of your own free will.
  15. Automatism - A defence to murder that refers to a person who has lost control of their own actions, such as someone sleepwalking.
  16. Indictable offence - A serious criminal offence heard before a higher court and a jury if the offender pleads not guilty.
  17. Summary offence - A simple criminal offence heard in the Magistrates' Court.
  18. Intentional - Something deliberate; not an accident.
  19. Doli Incapax - A latin term meaning ‘incapable of evil’; the principle that a child under 14 years of age cannot form mens rea (guilty mind) because he or she does not have the intellectual or moral capacity to know the difference between right
  20. Mens rea - A latin term meaning ‘a guilty mind’; the mental element of a crime (i.e. an awareness of the fact that the conduct is criminal).
  21. Crime - An act of omission against an existing law that is harmful to an individual or society as a whole and is punishable by law.
  22. Balance of probabilities - The standard of proof in civil disputes.
  23. Reckless - Acting, or not acting, with conscious awareness of the potential harm that is likely to be suffered.
  24. Duress - Strong mental pressure on someone to overcome their independent will and force them to do something.