History key terms

Crime against authority

Any crime that threats the social structure of society

Crime against property

Any crime that damages someone elses property (robbery, arson, theft)

Moral Crimes

Actions that dont cause anyone harm but society thinks is inappropriate behaviour

Social Crime

Crimes that are illegal but people arent too bothered about.

Retribution

the person being punished suffers

detterent

a punishment to stop people committing the same crime

Rehabilation

A punishment that tries to make the person who commited the crime a better person

Capital punishment

Punishment by death

Corporal punishment

A punishment which causes someone physical harm or pain

Trial by Ordeal

A method to decide if the person is guilty or innocent by God.

Trial by hot iron (type of ordeal)

the accused hand is burnt by a iron and bandaged, if it heals well then they are innocent.

Heresy

Crime of going against the church