Definitions Flashcards
Act
Bodily movement, includes speech
Actor
“suspect”
Agency
Includes authority, board, bureau, commission, district, division, office
Association
government, agency, trust, two or more persons having common economic interest
Bodily Injury
physical pain, illness, or impairment
Coercion
Threat, however communicated
Conduct
Act or omission and accompanying mental state
Consent
assent in fact, whether express or apparent
Corporation
includes nonprofit, professional associations created pursuant to statute, and joint stock companies
Deadly Weapon
firearm or anything designed, made, or adapted for purpose of inflicting death or SBI; or anything that in the manner of its use is capable of the same.
Element of Offense
Forbidden conduct, required culpability, any required result, negation of any exception to the offense.
Felony
Any offense punishable by death or confinement
Harm
Anything reasonably regarded as loss, disadvantage, or injury
Individual
means a human being who is alive, including unborn child
Misdemeanor
Any offense punishable by fine, confinement in jail, or both
Omission
Failure to act
Owner
Has possession of the property wether lawful or not
Person
Means an individual, corporation, or association
Possession
actual care, custody, control, or management.
Public place
any place to which public or substantial group of people has access.
Reasonable Belief
belief that would be held by an ordinary and prudent man in the same circumstances.
Serious Bodily Injury
bodily injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes death, serious permanent disfigurement, or loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.
Intentionally
conscious objective or desire
Knowingly
aware of the nature of conduct or that the circumstances exist
Recklessly
aware of but consciously disregards a substantial and unjustifiable risk
Criminal Negligence
ought to be aware of substantial and unjustifiable risk