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28 Cards in this Set
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homicide
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the destroying of the life of a human being by another person
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suicide
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the killing of oneself
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uxoricide
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the killing of a wife by her husband
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patricide
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the killing of ones father
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mariticide
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the killing of ones husband
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sororicide
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the killing of a sister
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fratricide
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the killing of ones brother
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manslaughter
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the unlawful killing of another without malice, either express or implied
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assault
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threatening to strike or harm another
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battery
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intentional and unlawful touching of the person of another
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cepit et asportavit
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to say "he or she tood and carried away"
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carnal knowledge
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another name for sexual intercourse
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embezzlement
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the appropriation to ones own use of money or property received as an agent for and on behalf of ones employer
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contempt of court
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when a man fails to obey a court order to pay child support, he may be brought before the court and held to be in contempt
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abduction
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seizing and holding a person against his or her will by fraud or force
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murder
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the willful killing of a human being by another with malice aforethought
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voluntary manslaughter
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an intentional killing without malice aforethought
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robbery
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for an act to constitute the crime of robberty, the taking of the proeprty m ust be accompanied by the use of force, fear or intimidation
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blackmail
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extortion of money by threatening to reveal undesireable info about a person is blackmail
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arson
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the felonious buring of property
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mayhem
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the intentional disfiguring of a person
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adultery
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voluntary sexual intercourse between a married person and someone other than his spouse
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rape
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forcible, unlawful carnal knowledge of a woman against her will
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incese
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refers to sexual intercourse between persons too closely related to marry legally
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utter
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to utter is to put or send something as a forged check into circulation
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bribe
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anything given or promised to persuade a person to do a wrong or illegal act
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Felony murder rule
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any killing of a person committed while a person is committing or attempting to commit any felony is a first-degree murder under this rule
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involuntary manslaughter
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unintentional and usual results from some unlawful act or from the negligent performance of a lawful act or from the failure to perform a lawful duty
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