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statutory rape
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the act of unlawful sex w/someone under the age of consent, even if that person is a willing/voluntary participant in the act.
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suicide
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the deliberate taking of ones own life
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date rape
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sexual assault by someone known to the victim such as a date/neighbor
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non criminal homicide
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killing w/o intent
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Homicide
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the killing of another person. Can be criminal, noncriminal, or negligent
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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.
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negligence
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the failure to excercise a resonable amount of care in either doing or not doing something, resulting in harm or injury.
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battery
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any intentional, unlawful physical on one person by another without consent.
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forcible rape
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unlawful sexual intercourse, committed when one party forces another into sex.
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1st degree murder
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planned in advance and done with malice or during the commision of a dangerous felony.
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2cd degree murder
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does not require malice or premeditation but is the result of a desire to inflict bodily harm.
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negligent homicide
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causing death through negligent behavior.
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assault
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an intentional threat, show of force, or movement that causes a resonable fear of,or an actual physical contact w/ another person. Can be a crime or a tort.
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involuntary manslaughter
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when 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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stalking
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the act of following or harrasing another person, causing him/her to fear death or injury.
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malice
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ill will;deliberate intent to harm someone.
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