crimes against the person

Question 1

battery

Answer 1

unlawful
application of force
to another person
that causes bodily harm to that person or constitutes an offensive touching

Question 2

assault

Answer 2

an attempt to commit a battery OR

intentionally placing another in apprehension of imminent bodily harm

Question 3

mayhem

Answer 3

common law felony battery that causes dismemberment or permanent disfigurement of a person

Question 4

kidnapping

Answer 4

unlawful
confinement of a person
against that person's will
coupled with either:
-movement, or
-hiding of that person

Question 5

false imprisonment

Answer 5

unlawful
confinement of a person
without consent

Question 6

rape

Answer 6

unlawful
sexual intercourse
with a female
against her will by force or threat of immediate force
-no force requirement or gender specificity under most modern statutes
-required intent negated if rx belief that lack of resistance was consent