The Goal of Criminal Prosecution Is to Get Monetary Compensation

question 35

True/False

The goal of criminal prosecution is to get monetary compensation for the victim.

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Definitions:

Voluntary Use

The choice or decision to use or engage in a particular behavior or substance without coercion.

Irresistible Impulse Rule

A legal defense theory that argues a defendant was compelled by an uncontrollable impulse to perform an illegal act, as a result of mental illness, and therefore should not be held accountable.

M'Naghten Rule

A legal standard used to determine criminal liability, which states that a defendant cannot be found guilty if, at the time of the crime, they were so afflicted by a mental disease that they did not know the nature of the act or could not distinguish right from wrong.

Guilty Mind

A legal concept indicating that a person was aware of the wrongfulness of their actions at the time they committed a crime.