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18 Cards in this Set
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Homicide
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The killing of another person.
Homicide can be criminal, noncriminal, or negligent. |
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Involuntary Manslaughter
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Unintentional but done during an unlawful act of a lesser nature.
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Voluntary Manslaughter
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Intentional, but not premeditated,resulting from the heat of passion or the diminished mental capacity of the killer.
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Forcible Rape
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The act of unlawful sexual intercourse commited by a man with a woman by force and without her consent.
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Date Rape
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Sexual assault by someone known to the victim, such as a date or neighbor.
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Battery
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Any intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent.
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1st Degree Murder
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A murder planned in advance and done with malice or during the commission of a dangerous felony.
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Suicide
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The deliberate taking of ones own life.
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Malice
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Ill will; deliberate intent to harm someone
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Negligence
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The failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care in either doing or not doing something, resulting in harm or injury.
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Non Criminal Homicide
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Felony Murder
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The killing of someone during the commision of certain other dangerous felonies, regardless of intent to kill (which is usually required for a murder charge).
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Statutory Rape
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The act of unlawful sexual intercourse with someone under the age of consent, even if that person is willing and volutary participant in the sexual act
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Felony Murder
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The killing of someone during the commision of certain other dangerous felonies, regardless of intent to kill (which is usually required for a murder charge).
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Assault
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An international threat, show of force, or movement that causes a reasonable fear of, or an actual physical contact with another person. Can be a crime or a tort.
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2nd Degree Murder
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A murder that does not require malice or premeditation but is the result of a desire to inflict bodily harm.
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Stalking
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The act of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury.
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Negligent Homicide
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Causing death through negligent behavior
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