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1.03 criminal
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aggravated Assault | a reckless attack with intent to injure seriously |
| Arson | the criminal act of deliberately setting fire to property. |
| Battery | the crime or tort of unconsented physical contact with another person, even where the contact is not violent but merely menacing or offensive. |
| Bribery | the giving or offering of a bribe. |
| Burglary | entry into a building illegally with intent to commit a crime, esp. theft. |
| Contempt of Court | the offense of being disobedient to or disrespectful of a court of law and its officers. |
| Criminal Act | The term crime does not, in modern times, have any simple and universally accepted definition, but one definition is that a crime, also called an offence or a criminal offence |
| Criminal Intent | The intent to commit a crime: malice, as evidenced by a criminal act; an intent to deprive or defraud the true owner of his property." |
| Duty | a moral or legal obligation; a responsibility. |
| Embezzlement | theft or misappropriation of funds placed in one's trust or belonging to one's employer. |
| Felony | a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death. |
| Forgery | the action of forging or producing a copy of a document, signature, banknote, or work of art |
| Fraud | wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain |
| Infraction | a violation or infringement of a law, agreement, or set of rules |
| Kidnapping | take (someone) away illegally by force, typically to obtain a ransom. |
| Larceny | theft of personal property. |
| Manslaughter | the crime of killing a human being without malice aforethought, or otherwise in circumstances not amounting to murder. |
| Misdemeanor | a minor wrongdoing. |
| Money Laundering | is the process whereby the proceeds of crime are transformed into ostensibly legitimate money or other assets. |
| Murder | the unlawful premeditated killing of one human being by another |
| Obstruction of Justice | is the crime of interfering with the administration and due process of the law, including any criminal proceeding or investigation. |
| Perjury | the offense of willfully telling an untruth in a court after having taken an oath or affirmation. |
| Rape | any act of sexual intercourse that is forced upon a person |
| Robbery | the action of robbing a person or place |
| Simple Assault | an attempt to cause or purposely, knowingly, or recklessly causing bodily injury to another. negligently causing bodily injury to another with a dangerous weapon. |
| Statutory Rape | sexual intercourse with a minor. |
| Treason | the crime of betraying one's country, esp. by attempting to kill the sovereign or overthrow the government. |
| Vandalism | action involving deliberate destruction of or damage to public or private property. |
| Violation of Duty | the act of violating or the state of being violated |
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