Crimes Against Persons & Property
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Elzenberger on January 31, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Homicide | The killing of one human being by another |
| Malice | Having intent to kill or seriously harm another person with an extreme disregaurd for life |
| 1st Degree Murder | Premeditated, deliberate, and done with malice. |
| Felony Murder | Killing that takes place during the commision of another crime |
| 2nd Degree Murder | Killing done with malice but not premeditation or deliberation. |
| Voluntary Manslaughter | Normally considered murder but without express or implied intent |
| Involuntary Manslaughter | No intent to kill at all |
| Negligent Homicide | Failure to exercise resonable care in a given situation |
| Suicide | Plea for help, deliberately taking ones own life |
| Stalking | Watching someone with time |
| Kidnapping | Imprisonment |
| Battery | Physical part of assault |
| Assault | Attempt of violence |
| Sexual Assault | Verbal threats |
| Rape | Sex without consent |
| Statutory Rape | Sex with someone under legal age of consent |
| Acquaintance Rape (Date Rape) | Sexual assault by someone known to the victim |
| Arson | Willful and malicious burning of someone's property |
| Vandalism | Willful destruction of someone's property |
| Larceny | Taking and carring away property of another person |
| Shoplifting | Taking items from a store without paying or intending to pay for them |
| Concealment | Attempted shoplifting |
| Embezzlement | The taking of property by someone to whom it was entrusted |
| Robbery | Taking of property from a person's immediate pocession by force or intimidation |
| Extortion | Use of threats to obtain property of another |
| Burglary | Unauthorized entry into a structure with intent to commit a crime, regaurdless of the time of day |
| Forgery | When a person falsely makes or alters a writing or document with intent to defraud |
| Uttering | Offering someone a document known to be fake |
| Receiving Stolen Property | Buying or receiving property known to be stolen or having reason to be stolen |
| Unauthorized Use of a Vehical | Intended to take the vehical temporarily |
| Carjacking | Using force or intimidation to steal a car from a driver |
| Cybercrime | Involves computers or computer networking in criminal activity |
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