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| an act or failure to act that violates a law for which a penalty is set by the state |
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| imprisonment by the state |
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| the operation of a motor vehicle while intoxicated |
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| 1 written agreement to submit to forms of interrogations or searches in exchange for certain privileges, such as driving or flying 2 a defnese frequently used in rape cases. the defense is that the victim agreed to sexual intercourse, because she did not take steps to oppose the defendant's advances |
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| the act of restoring something ot its owner; the act of making good for loss or damage; repaying or refunding illegally obtained money |
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| the reason a person commits a crime |
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| the legal responsibility for damage or injury even if you are not at fault |
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| the conditions that make an act unlawful |
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| a serious criminal offense punishable by a prison sentence of more than one year |
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| a criminal offense, less serious than a felony, punishable by a prison sentence of one year or less |
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| 1 the person who actually commits a crime 2 the amount of money borrow or loaned. Not interest |
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| someone who voluntarily helps another person commit a crime |
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| accessory before the fact |
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| one who encourages, orders, or plans a crime |
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| someone who,knowing a crime has been committed, helps conceal the crime or criminal |
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| failing to perform an act required by criminal law |
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| the act or requesting or strongly urging someone to do something. If the request is to do something illegal, solicitation is considered a crime |
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| an effort to commit a crime that goes beyond mere preparation but doesnot result in the commissionof the crime |
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| an agreement between tow or more persons to commit a crime along with an act done to begin the crime |
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| federal crime, punishable by up to three years in prison, for not providing the government with information a person knows regarding the commission of another crime |
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| killing of another person. Criminal, non criminal or negligent. |
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| Having the intent to kill or seriously harm or acting in an extremely reckless manner which shows a lack of regard for human life |
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| Killing that is premeditated, deliberate, and done with malice |
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| Killing that takes place during the commission of certain felonies. |
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| Killing that is done with malice, but without premeditation or deliberation |
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| Killing that would otherwise be murder but occurs after the victim has done something to the killer that would cause a reasonable person to lose control or act rashly |
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| Unintentional killing resulting from conduct so reckless that it causes extreme danger of death or bodily injury |
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| Causing of death through criminal negligence |
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| Failure to exercise a reasonable or ordinary amount of care in a situation that causes harm to someone |
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| the deliberate taking of ones own life |
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| threat, show of force, or movement that causes a reasonable fear of, or an actual physical contact with another person |
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| any intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent |
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| act of following or harassing another person, causing him or her to fear death or injury |
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| Unlawful sexual intercourse. It is committed when one party forces another party to have sexual intercourse. It implies resistance and lack of consent. |
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The act of unlawful sexual intercourse with someone under the age of consent, even if that person is a willing and voluntary participant in the sexual act.
Forcible rape: rape with force |
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| sexual assault by someone known to the victim, such as a date or neighbor |
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| The deliberate and malicious burning of property |
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| The deliberate destruction or defacement of property |
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| The unlawful taking of property from a person’s immediate possession by force or threat of force. |
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| taking of money or property by a person who has been entrusted with it. |
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| a form of larceny in which items are taken from a store without payment or the intention to pay. |
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| The unlawful taking of another’s property with the intent to steal it. petty ot grand |
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| The act of hiding either knowledge or object |
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| Taking property illegally by force or threats of harm |
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| Breaking and entering a building with the intention of committing a felony |
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| act of making a fake document or altering a real one with the intent to commit fraud |
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| act of making a fake document or altering a real one with the intent to commit fraud |
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| recieving stolen property |
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| Receiving or buying property that is known or reasonably believed to be stolen |
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| unauthorized use of a vehicle |
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| Unlawfully taking a car by someone who intends to use it only temporarily |
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| persons who illegally access other people's computer systems |
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| a federal crime in which the perpetrator uses force or intimidation to steal a car from the driver |
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