Law and Order Vocabulary

An offense	is an illegal	action or crime.
Something directly related	to the subject being	discussed is relevant.
One of the meanings of	determine is	to decide something.
A sentence given for a	serious crime is capital	punishment or the death penalty.
Mandatory means	something that must be	done because of a rule or law.
Another word for the verb	operate is	work.
An issue	is a	subject or a problem.
A misdemeanor	is a less	serious crime.
A felony	is a	serious crime.
Perjury	is when a person	lies on purpose.
Another way to say	on purpose is	knowingly.
If you influence someone	you give them	ideas.
This is a sentence,	but it is also a length (time)	of punishment.
Circumstances	are	situations.