criminal law and procedure

Prudence refers to the exercise of sound judgment, careful management, and reasonable conduct under the circumstances, evaluated according to what was known or reasonably should have been known at the time a decision or action occurred.

Overview

Punitive damages are awarded in addition to actual damages in certain circumstances. Punitive damages are considered punishment and are typically awarded at the court's discretion when the defendant's behavior is found to be especially harmful. Punitive damages are normally not awarded in the context of a breach of contract claim. See e.g. O'Gilvie Minors v.

• damages
• punitive damages
• contracts
• contract law

Qua is Latin for acting in the capacity of, acting as, or in the manner of. After identifying a person, the word "qua" may be added to signify that the rest of the statement pertains to that person acting in the capacity of whatever title or position comes after "qua." 

Qualified immunity is a type of legal immunity that protects a government official from lawsuits alleging that the official violated a plaintiff's 

• absolute immunity
• civil immunity
• qualified immunity
• immunity
• Fourth Amendment
• ILLEGAL SEARCH AND SEIZURE
• search
• WARRANTS
• WARRANTLESS SEARCH
• warrantless searches
• POLICE
• law enforcement

Quash means to set aside or to void. In a legal context, quash can be used to describe the process of terminating proceedings or motions or to describe the exclusion of evidence from trial. Examples of the usage of quash include "to quash a motion" or "quash evidence."

A quasi-criminal (proceeding) refers to treating an act in a civil case as if it were occurring in a criminal proceeding. It is a civil proceeding that may result in a penalty akin to a criminal penalty.

A question of law is an issue that is always resolved by a judge, not a jury, including:

Racism is the incitation of discrimination, hatred or violence towards a person or a group of persons because of their origin or their belonging, or not belonging, to a specific ethnic group or race. Such discrimination, hatred and violence are directed against minority groups.

The Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) is a federal law (codified at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1961-68) targeting organized criminal activity and racketeering.

Racketeering is a set of illegal activities aimed at commercial profit that may be disguised as legitimate business deals. Racketeering is defined by a coordinated effort by multiple people to repeatedly earn a profit. Typically, by fraud, extortion, bribery, threats, violence, or other illegal means.