peace and justice key words 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPeace and ConflictGCSEOCR Created by: chloeotodd99Created on: 24-04-16 19:44 Aggression Attacking without being provoked 1 of 27 Capital Punishment The death penalty for a crime or offence 2 of 27 Conflict Resolution Bringing a fight or struggle to a peaceful conclusion 3 of 27 Conscientous Objector When someone follows their conscience (the inner voice of God) and does not fight in a specific war 4 of 27 Crime An act against the law 5 of 27 Criminal A person who has committed a crime 6 of 27 Deterrence The idea that punishments should be of such a nature that they will put people off committing crimes 7 of 27 Equality Equal status, rights and opportunities for all people 8 of 27 Judgement The act of judging people and their actions 9 of 27 Justice Due allocation of reward and punishment/the maintenance of what is right 10 of 27 Just War A war which is fought for the right reasons and in the right way 11 of 27 Law Rules made by Parliament and enforced by the courts 12 of 27 Pacifism The belief that war and violence are unjustifiable and disputes should be settled peacefully 13 of 27 Prejudice A preconceived opinion that is not based on reason or actual experience 14 of 27 Punishment inflicting a penalty to pay for an offence or crime 15 of 27 Reform the idea that punishments should try to change criminals so they will not commit crimes again 16 of 27 Rehabilitation to restore to normal life 17 of 27 Responsibility being accountable to one's actions 18 of 27 Retribution the idea that punishments should make criminals pay for what they have done wrong 19 of 27 Sin an act against the will of God 20 of 27 Social injustice the idea that society unfairly divides rewards and burdens upon the population of that society 21 of 27 Social justice Fair distribution of wealth, opportunity and privileges within a society 22 of 27 the United Nations an international body set up to promote world peace and cooperation 23 of 27 Violence Behavour involving physical force intended to harm someone or something 24 of 27 War A state of armed conflict between countries or groups within a country 25 of 27 Weapons of Mass Destruction weapons which can destroy large areas and numbers of people 26 of 27 World Peace The ending of war throughout the whole word (the basic aim of the United Nations) 27 of 27
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