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Corporate liability can be inferred from the acts of its officers through which doctrine?

Proximate cause can be defined in terms of whether the defendant ________.

Which burden of proof is the highest standard of proof known to the law?

The principle of legality means that an individual cannot be convicted of, or punished for, a crime unless the law __________.

What is strict liability based on?

Self-defense consists of four elements. What element means that defenders can use deadly force only if they reasonably believe it’s necessary to repel an imminent deadly attack—namely, one that’s going to happen right now?

How is mens rea is best defined?

Which type of speech does the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution protect?

What protects speech guaranteed by the First Amendment by invalidating laws written so broadly that the fear of prosecution creates a “chilling effect” that discourages people from exercising that freedom?

Which statement captures the idea that actus reus is the first principle of criminal liability?