Vocabulary
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| the killing of another person; it can be criminal, noncriminal, or negligent | homicide
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| ill will; deliberate intent to harm someone | malice
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| murder planned in advance and done with malice or during the commission of a dangerous felony | first-degree murder
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| the killing of someone during the commission of certain felonies, regardless of intent to kill (which is usually required for a murder charge) | felony murder
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| murder that does not require malice or premeditation but is the result of a desire to inflict bodily harm; it is done without excuse, and is therefore more serious than manslaughter | second-degree murder
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| murder, when intentional but not premeditated, resulting from the heat of passion or the diminished mental capacity of the killer | voluntary manslaughter
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| murder, when unintentional but done during an unlawful act of a lesser nature | involuntary manslaughter
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| causing death through criminally negligent behavior | negligent homicide
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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 to another person | negligence
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| the deliberate taking of one's own life | suicide
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| an intentional 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 | assault
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| any intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent; in some states, this is combined with assault | battery
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| the act of following or harassing another person, causing fear of death or injury | stalking
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| unwelcome sexual contact against another individual committed through the use of force, threat, or intimidation, or enabled because the victim is incapacitated due to drugs, alcohol, or mental disability | sexual assault
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| unlawful sexual intercourse; it is committed when one party forces another party to have sexual intercourse; it implies lack of consent | rape
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| the act of unlawful sexual intercourse by an adult with someone under the age of consent, even if the minor is a willing and voluntary participant in the sexual act | statutory rape
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| sexual assault by someone known to the victim, such as a date or neighbor | acquaintance rape (date rape)
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