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sometimes referred to as grand theft auto by the media and police departments in the US, is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle, including an automobile, truck, bus, coach, motorcycle, snowmobile, trailer or any other motorized vehicle.
What is motor vehicle theft
100
a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder; broken into two categories
What is manslaughter
100
when a perpetrator targets a victim because of his or her perceived membership in a certain social group, usually defined by racial group, religion, sexual orientation, disability, class, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, gender identity, or political affiliation.
What is a hate crime
100
analyzing, determining, or simply posting the betting odds in games, especially horse racing and team sports, receives and records wagers from a number of people on a regular basis, collects from losers, and pays off winners.
What is bookmaking
100
the breach of rules or laws for which some governing authority (via mechanisms such as police power) may ultimately prescribe a conviction.
What is crime?
200
The act of stealing, in which neither illegal entry nor the threat or use of force is present.
What is larceny
200
the act of murdering a large number of people, typically over a relatively short period of time.
What is mass murder
200
the practice of forcing one's spouse to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats, intimidation, trickery, or some other form of pressure or force.
What is wife rape
200
the infiltration, domination, and/or use of a union or employee benefit plan for personal benefit by illegal, violent, or fraudulent means.
What is labor racketeering
200
an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims; "he considers prostitution to be a victimless crime"
What is victimless crime?
300
buying, selling, or dealing in stolen goods
What is fencing
300
killing three or more people over a period of more than thirty days, with a "cooling off" period between each murder, and whose motivation for killing is largely based on psychological gratification
What is serial murder
300
A social theory which argues that individuals and groups (social classes) within society have differing amounts of material and non-material resources (the wealthy vs. the poor) and that the more powerful groups use their power in order to exploit groups with less power.
What is social conflict theory
300
criminal activities organized and coordinated on a national scale, often with international connections.
What is a criminal syndicate
300
the active refusal to obey certain laws, demands and commands of a government, or of an occupying power international power. It is one of the primary methods of nonviolent resistance.
What is civil disobedience?
400
Auto theft is defined as the theft or attempted theft of a motor vehicle. There are three classifications of motor vehicles: (1) Autos, (2), and (3) Trucks and buses
What is automobile theft
400
a murder which is (1) planned and deliberate, (2) contracted, (3) committed against an identified peace officer, (4) while committing or attempting to commit one of the following offences (hijacking an aircraft, sexual assault, sexual assault with a weapon, aggravated sexual assault, kidnapping and forcible confinement or hostage taking), (5) while committing criminal harassment, (6) committed during terrorist activity, (7) while using explosives in association with a criminal organization, or (8) while committing intimidation.[
What is 1st degree murder
400
"basic rights and freedoms to which all humans are entitled"
What are human rights
400
the process of creating the appearance that large amounts of money obtained from serious crimes, such as drug trafficking, originated from a legitimate source.
What is money laundering
400
refers to any of various bodies of rules in different jurisdictions whose common characteristic is the potential for unique and often severe impositions as punishment for failure to comply.
What is Criminal Law?
500
The crime of deliberately and maliciously setting fire to structures or wildland areas.[
What is arson
500
the unlawful killing of a human being without malice aforethought. It is distinguished from voluntary manslaughter by the absence of intention. It is normally divided into two categories; constructive and criminally negligent.
What is involuntary manslaughter
500
To hit heavily and repeatedly with violent blows; To subject to repeated beatings or physical abuse.
What is battering
500
The offer of unsecured loans at high interest rates to individuals, often backed by blackmail or threats of violence.
What is loan sharking
500
describes actions or behaviours that violate cultural norms including formally-enacted rules (e.g., crime) as well as informal violations of social norms.
What is Deviance?