insider trading (see insider dealing)
keywords: Corporations, White Collar Crimes, Government Law, SEC, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
insider dealing Taking advantage of specific unpublished price-sensitive
information to deal in *securities to make a profit or avoid a loss. Under the
Criminal Justice Act 1993,dealings by insiders and those who have acquired
information from insiders may be a criminal offence. Improperly disclosing such
information or encouraging others to deal is also prohibited. Also known as insider
trading.
insanity n. (in criminal law) A defect of reason, arising from mental disease, that is
severe enough to prevent a defendant from knowing what he did (or what he did
was wrong). A person accused of a crime is presumed sane and therefore responsible
for his acts, but he can rebut this presumption and escape a conviction if [...]
involuntary conduct Conduct that cannot be controlled because one is suffering
from a physical or mental condition or is acting under *duress. Involuntary conduct
will often give rise to a defence of automatism, although it may not be a defence if
one is aware of one’s condition or induced it oneself. Sometimes conduct may be
regarded as involuntary if [...]
absconding n. The failure of a person to surrender to the custody of a court in
order to avoid legal proceedings. See also SURRENDER TO CUSTODY.
abortion n. The termination of a pregnancy: a miscarriage or the premature
expulsion of a foetus from the womb before the normal period of gestation is
complete. It is an offence to induce or attempt to induce an abortion unless the
terms of the Abortion Act 1967 and the Abortion Regulations 1991 are complied with.
The pregnancy can only [...]
child destruction An act causing a viable unborn child to die during the course
of pregnancy or birth. (A foetus is generally considered to be viable, i.e. capable of
being born alive, if the pregnancy has lasted at least 24 weeks.) If carried out with
the intention of causing death, and if it is proved that the act [...]
abet vb. See AID AND ABET.
aid and abet To assist in the performance of a crime either before or during (but
not after) its commission. Aiding usually refers to material assistance (e.g. providing
the tools for the crime), and abetting to lesser assistance (e.g. acting as a look-out or
driving a car to the scene of the crime). Aiders and abettors are liable [...]
absconding n. The failure of a person to surrender to the custody of a court in
order to avoid legal proceedings. See also SURRENDER TO CUSTODY