To Establish That a Defendant Is Guilty of a Crime

question 35

Essay

To establish that a defendant is guilty of a crime, the prosecution must prove the defendant committed some legally proscribed act or ___________when the law required certain action.

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Definitions:

Asymmetric Information

A situation in which one party to a transaction has more or superior information compared to another.

Moral Hazard

The situation where one party is more likely to take risks because they do not bear the full consequences of those risks.

Hidden Action

A situation in contract theory and economics where one party's action is not observed or cannot be monitored by another, potentially leading to moral hazard.

Moral Hazard

The situation in which one party engages in risky behavior knowing that it is protected against the consequences, usually due to a contract or agreement.