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    BILL OF RIGHTS – a declaration and enumeration of the individual rights and

    privileges which the Constitutions is design to protect against violation by the


    government or by individual or group of individuals. It is a charter of liberties for the
    individual and a limitation upon the power of the state.
    BLACKMAIL – some form of payments obtain by a person to prevent disclosure of
    information that would bring disgrace or ruin if made public: also referred to s
    extortion.
    BLOOD MONEY – the price paid for causing a person’s death.
    BONA FIDE – in good faith
    BOW STREET RUNNERS – an early group of English criminal investigators who
    operated as directed by a court which was located in the Bow Street, London.
    BRIBERY – the giving, offering, or taking of anything especially money, as an
    inducement to do something illegal or wrong.
    BROTHEL – establishment which commonly function as house of prostitution.
    BUGGING – using a concealed electronic device to record conversations within a
    room without the consent of those people involved.
    BUNCO GAME – act or trick contrived to gain the confidence of the victim who is
    then defrauded. This form of thief is handled by a special investigative unit in most
    police departments in US.
    BURDEN OF PROOF – the requirement of continuous demonstration of guilt, or a
    proving of each element of a crime against the accused, by the prosecution;
    - The necessity of affirmatively proving a fact in dispute by a quantum of
    evidence as the law demands.
    BURGLARY – the unlawful entering of a building or structure with the intent to
    commit a felony or theft.
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    CADAVER – corpse; a person who has been dead over a period of time.
    CASING – a type of fixed surveillance which is done by establishing an outdoor
    observation post; the surveillant stays outdoors posing as a person who normally
    conducts his business in such area.
    CAUSA CAUSANAS – immediate cause and the last link in the change of causative
    factors.
    CAVEAT EMPTOR – under this particular rule, it is incumbent upon the buyer to
    examine the goods and determine any malfunctions or defects.
    - Often termed as “let the buyer beware ”or “take care”
    CERTIORARI – review: the higher court issuing a writ directing the lower jurisdiction
    to forward all records and proceedings for review of trial issues in question.
    CHAIN OF CUSTODY – The process, by which evidence is handled, transferred.
    Accounted for from the time of discovery until the final disposition of the case where
    it is being used.
    CHARGE – to impose a duty or obligation to someone else: to accuse
    - The accusation itself
    CHANGE OF VENUE – suit which is initiated in one locality or district may be changed
    to another locality for trial purposes

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