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18 U.S.C. § 371

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Abandonment
Abandonment Defense in Attempts
Abolitionist Countries
Abolitionist Perspective
Accelerants
Accomplice Liability
Actual cause
Actual Possession
Actus reus
Adjudication
Adjudication Hearing
Administrative search
Affirmation
Affirmative act
Affirmative Assertion Requirement
Affirmative Consent
Affirmative Defense
Age
Age of Defendant
Age of responsibility
Aggravated Arson
Aggravated Assault
Aggravated Kidnapping
Aggravating Factors
Aggravating Factors in Fraud Sentencing
Agreement
Aiding and Abetting
Alan Dershowitz
Alcohol Impairment
Alcohol-induced psychosis
ALI Standard
Ali Substantial Capacity Test
Alternatives to incarceration
Amber Alert
American Civil Liberties Union
Andrea Yates Case
Anthony Kennedy
Anti-money laundering (AML) laws
Anti-stalking laws
Anxiety Disorders
Appellate court
Arbitrary enforcement
Armed robbery
Arraignment
Arson Investigator
Asportation Requirement
Assault
Asset forfeiture
Atkins v. Virginia
Attempt
Attempt Liability
Attempted Murder
Attendant Circumstances
Attenuation doctrine
Audit procedures
Awareness campaigns

B

Back taxes
Bail
Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI)
Bank Secrecy Act
Barnett v. Chelsea & Kensington Hospital Management Committee
Base erosion and profit shifting
Battered Woman Syndrome
Battered Woman Syndrome vs Self-Defense
Battery
Behavioral therapy
Bench trial
Best interests of the child
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt
Bifurcated trial process
Bill of Rights
Biosocial criminology
Bipolar disorder
Booking Process