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Flashcards by kenilmodi123, updated more than 1 year ago
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Created by kenilmodi123
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| Question | Answer |
| First-degree murder | Killing a person that is planned and deliberate, or that is relating to other crimes (e.g hijacking a plane, as a result someone dies) |
| Second-degree murder | Intentional homicide that does not meet the conditions of first degree murder |
| Causation | The fact in being a producer of an effect resulting in someone's death |
| manslaughter | causing the death of a human, directly or indirectly by means of an unlawful act (e.g. a person is speeding and loses control of her car.... ends up killing someone) |
| Murder to Manslaughter | people who are charged with murder can be convicted of manslaughter, either by PROVACATION- must be something a reasonable person would lose control over INTOXICATION- causes a persons state of mind during the crime to be questioned. CANT BE SELF INDUCED |
| Infanticide | The killing of a newborn child by his or her mother MAX-5 years |
| Suicide or Euthanasia | Suicide- attempting to kill oneself (used to be legal) Euthanasia-mercy killing, acting to end someone's life as an act of mercy. Usually with people with chronic illnesses |
| Assault-1st level (three levels)) | the threat of or actual physical contact between people (eg. attempting or making threats with gestures) (Imitating someone by carrying or concealing a weapon) |
| assault causes bodily harm | assault that interferes or harms the victim in anyway(mental or physically) |
| aggravated assault | assault that wounds, dismembers or endangers the life of the victim |
| Sexual assault (three levels) | parallel with assault |
| Procure | to obtain a person for prostitution it is illegal to procure a person under the age of 18 for the purpose of engaging in any sexual activity |
| Abduction | forcible removal of an unmarried person under the age of 16 from the care of a parent, guardian, or any other person who has lawful care of the child |
| Enticing | when a custodial parent refuses to give access to the child , according to the term, or a non custodial parent runs away with the child during time of access |
| Robbery | Is theft involving violence, assault or the use of offensive weapons |
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