Computer and internet fraud entails the criminal use of a computer or the Internet and can take many different forms. While some argue that “hacking” is a neutral term (see United States v. Thompson (2022)) illegal hacking is when a...
criminal law
concealed weapon
A concealed weapon is any deadly weapon, including a firearm, carried on or about a person hidden from the ordinary view of another person. Although the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution provides “the right of the people to keep and...
concurrent sentence
A concurrent sentence refers to a type of sentence judges are able to give defendants convicted of more than one crime. Instead of serving each sentence one after another, a concurrent sentence allows the defendant to serve all of their...
condemn
Condemn in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.
...condemnation
Condemnation in the legal sense refers to when a government exercises its eminent domain powers to seize private property for public use. Both local/state governments and the Federal Government have the authority to condemn property.
...condonation
Condonation is commonly a defense argument made by a person (complainant), who had previously either forgiven or ignored an act about which he/she is now legally complaining. The law governing condonation may vary state to state, but...
condone
Condone means to forgive, overlook, or pardon another person’s wrong or illegal action, which makes it appear as if the action is acceptable to the person/entity condoning it.
Some common uses of the term “condone” in the...
confess
Confess has several meanings, but in the legal context, it is generally used to characterize the admission of wrongdoing. Additionally, the term is usually an adverse statement to that individual confessing. In criminal law, to confess is...
confession
A confession is defined as a voluntary admission, declaration or acknowledgement (made orally or in writing) by one who has committed a felony or a misdemeanor stating that they committed the crime/offense or participated in its commission....
confidence game
A confidence game is when a person defrauds a victim of their money, property, or information through tricks. The perpetrator is able to defraud the victim of their possessions through gaining the victim’s trust.
A popular...