Standard ofproof - Thedegree to whichthe facts of acase must beproven.Accessory - Aperson who hasknowingly assistedsomeone in thecommission of acrime.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.Reckless - Acting,or not acting, withconsciousawareness of thepotential harm thatis likely to besuffered.Causation - Thedirect relationshipbetween two events,where event 1 wasthe direct reasonevent 2 happened.Murder - Theintentional unlawfulkilling of anotherperson with maliceaforethought, by aperson who is of theage of discretion andof sound mind.Summary offence -A simple criminaloffence heard inthe Magistrates'Court.Common law - Lawmade by judgesthrough decisionsmade in cases; alsoknown as case law orjudge-made law.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.Burden ofproof - Theobligation ofa party toprove a case.Automatism - Adefence to murderthat refers to aperson who has lostcontrol of their ownactions, such assomeonesleepwalking.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 Statute - Alaw madebyparliament.Assault - Theintentional orreckless use of forceor the threat of forceagainst anotherperson without alawful excuse.Free!Mens rea - A latinterm meaning ‘aguilty mind’; themental element of acrime (i.e. anawareness of the factthat the conduct iscriminal).Crime Statistics -Information collectedby authorities suchas the police andanalysed to track thelevel of crime oroffending in thecommunity.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.Intentional -Somethingdeliberate;not anaccident.Indictable offence - Aserious criminaloffence heard beforea higher court and ajury if the offenderpleads not guilty.Malice aforethought -The intention to kill orcause serious injury toa person. Thismalicious intention isthe mental element(i.e. an intention toinflict harm) necessaryfor murder.Duress - Strongmental pressureon someone toovercome theirindependent willand force them todo something.Self-inducedintoxication -The act ofgetting drunk ofyour own freewill.Standard ofproof - Thedegree to whichthe facts of acase must beproven.Accessory - Aperson who hasknowingly assistedsomeone in thecommission of acrime.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.Reckless - Acting,or not acting, withconsciousawareness of thepotential harm thatis likely to besuffered.Causation - Thedirect relationshipbetween two events,where event 1 wasthe direct reasonevent 2 happened.Murder - Theintentional unlawfulkilling of anotherperson with maliceaforethought, by aperson who is of theage of discretion andof sound mind.Summary offence -A simple criminaloffence heard inthe Magistrates'Court.Common law - Lawmade by judgesthrough decisionsmade in cases; alsoknown as case law orjudge-made law.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.Burden ofproof - Theobligation ofa party toprove a case.Automatism - Adefence to murderthat refers to aperson who has lostcontrol of their ownactions, such assomeonesleepwalking.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 Statute - Alaw madebyparliament.Assault - Theintentional orreckless use of forceor the threat of forceagainst anotherperson without alawful excuse.Free!Mens rea - A latinterm meaning ‘aguilty mind’; themental element of acrime (i.e. anawareness of the factthat the conduct iscriminal).Crime Statistics -Information collectedby authorities suchas the police andanalysed to track thelevel of crime oroffending in thecommunity.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.Intentional -Somethingdeliberate;not anaccident.Indictable offence - Aserious criminaloffence heard beforea higher court and ajury if the offenderpleads not guilty.Malice aforethought -The intention to kill orcause serious injury toa person. Thismalicious intention isthe mental element(i.e. an intention toinflict harm) necessaryfor murder.Duress - Strongmental pressureon someone toovercome theirindependent willand force them todo something.Self-inducedintoxication -The act ofgetting drunk ofyour own freewill.

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. Standard of proof - The degree to which the facts of a case must be proven.
  2. Accessory - A person who has knowingly assisted someone in the commission of a crime.
  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. Reckless - Acting, or not acting, with conscious awareness of the potential harm that is likely to be suffered.
  5. Causation - The direct relationship between two events, where event 1 was the direct reason event 2 happened.
  6. 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.
  7. Summary offence - A simple criminal offence heard in the Magistrates' Court.
  8. Common law - Law made by judges through decisions made in cases; also known as case law or judge-made law.
  9. 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.
  10. Burden of proof - The obligation of a party to prove a case.
  11. Automatism - A defence to murder that refers to a person who has lost control of their own actions, such as someone sleepwalking.
  12. 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
  13. Statute - A law made by parliament.
  14. Assault - The intentional or reckless use of force or the threat of force against another person without a lawful excuse.
  15. Free!
  16. 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).
  17. Crime Statistics - Information collected by authorities such as the police and analysed to track the level of crime or offending in the community.
  18. 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.
  19. Balance of probabilities - The standard of proof in civil disputes.
  20. Intentional - Something deliberate; not an accident.
  21. Indictable offence - A serious criminal offence heard before a higher court and a jury if the offender pleads not guilty.
  22. 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.
  23. Duress - Strong mental pressure on someone to overcome their independent will and force them to do something.
  24. Self-induced intoxication - The act of getting drunk of your own free will.