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Question
explain at least three ways accusations of crime can include the aggravated charge?
your answer
what term means to make a threat with the intent of getting something? * 4 points
conspiracy
burglary
strict liability
extortion
criminal intent
what is the definition of crime? * 3 points
violations of criminal laws
violations of public laws
violations of intrastate laws
Brief Explanations
- For the first question, aggravating factors can include use of a weapon during the crime, causing serious bodily harm to the victim, and committing the crime against a vulnerable person (such as a child or the elderly). These factors increase the seriousness of the offense and may lead to harsher penalties.
- For the second question, extortion is the act of making a threat with the intent of getting something, like money or property. Conspiracy involves an agreement to commit an illegal act, burglary is the unlawful entry into a building to commit a crime, strict - liability is a legal doctrine where liability is imposed without the need to prove fault, and criminal intent refers to the mental state of intending to commit a crime.
- For the third question, a crime is defined as a violation of criminal laws. Public laws are a broader category that includes criminal laws but also other types of laws like administrative laws. Intrastate laws refer to laws within a state, and while crimes can be violations of intrastate criminal laws, the more general and accurate definition is violations of criminal laws.
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- Aggravating factors can be use of weapon, causing serious harm, targeting vulnerable.
- D. Extortion
- A. Violations of criminal laws