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| x Rape |
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Fritzl case | John A. Bennett | Corrective rape |
Rape is a type of sexual assault usually involving sexual intercourse, which is initiated by one or more persons against another person without that person's consent. A person who commits an act of rape is known as a rapist. The act may be carried...
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| Mike Tyson rapes beauty pageant contestant | Ronald Wolfe | Date rape | Rape | |||
| Sydney gang rapes | Leo Echegaray | False accusation of rape | ||||
| October 1992 Rape and Murder of Shauna Howe | Caryl Chessman | Rape | ||||
| Ted Bundy Murders | Dhananjoy Chatterjee | Spousal rape | ||||
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| x Murder |
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Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman murders | Thomas James Holden | Assassination |
Murder is the unlawful killing, with malice aforethought, of another human, and generally this state of mind distinguishes murder from other forms of unlawful homicide (such as manslaughter). As the loss of a human being inflicts enormous grief upon...
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Homicide |
| Manhattan Well Murder | William Nesbit | Child murder | Murder | |||
| Yogurt Shop Murders | Omar August Pinson | Contract killing | ||||
| 1979 Cleveland Elementary School Shooting | Michael Morales | Honor killing | ||||
| Murder of Nicholas Markowitz | Colin Campbell Ross | Lust murder | ||||
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| x Drunk driving |
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Mel Gibson DUI incident | Trace Adkins |
Drunk driving is the act of operating or driving a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs to the degree that mental and motor skills are impaired. It is illegal in all jurisdictions within the United States, though enforcement...
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| Gordon Campbell's DUI | Tony Adams | |||||
| Jacqueline Saburido Disfigured by Drunk Driver | Khalif Barnes | |||||
| Nick Adenhart Car Accident | Mark Bell | |||||
| 2009 Quincy Carter drunk driving and marijuana possession | Peter Berg Hestad | |||||
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| x Theft |
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Edward Forbes Smiley III | Baby Jesus theft |
In common usage, theft is the taking of another person's property without that person's permission or consent with the intent to deprive the rightful owner of it. The word is also used as an informal shorthand term for some crimes against property,...
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| Dennis Allen | Beach Theft | |||||
| John Peter Galanis | Cable Theft | |||||
| Ghino di Tacco | Capital theft | |||||
| William Nesbit | Construction equipment theft | |||||
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| x Sodomy |
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Sodomy (/ˈsɒdəmi/), refers to anal sex or other non-penile/vaginal copulation-like acts, especially between male persons or between a person and an animal. The word is derived from the story of Sodom and Gomorrah in chapters 18 and 19 of the Book of...
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| x Manslaughter | Christian Brando Murder Case |
Manslaughter is a legal term for the killing of a human being, in a manner considered by law as less culpable than murder. The distinction between murder and manslaughter is said to have first been made by the Ancient Athenian lawmaker Draco in the...
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| Manslaughter of Maria Colwell | Cathy Smith | |||||
| Purple Aki, Bogeyman of North West England | Karla Homolka | |||||
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| John Martin Crawford | ||||||
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| x Assault | Tupac 1994 assault | Tupac Shakur | Sexual assault |
In law, assault is a crime which involves causing a victim to apprehend violence. The term is often confused with battery, which involves physical contact. The specific meaning of assault varies between countries, but can refer to an act that causes...
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| Charles Sumner congress assaut | Vincent Cianci | Aggravated sexual assault | ||||
| Reginald Denny incident | William Joyce | Assault | ||||
| John and Lorena Bobbitt incident | Fred Phelps | Assault with a deadly weapon | ||||
| Amy Fisher Shoots Mary Jo Buttafuoco | Jules Bonnot | Indecent assault | ||||
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| x Arson |
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Daegu subway fire | Kim Dae-han |
Arson (or 'fire-raising', as it is known in Scotland) is the crime of intentionally or maliciously lighting structures, wildland areas, cars or other property on fire. It may be distinguished from other causes such as spontaneous combustion and...
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| Reichstag fire | Marinus van der Lubbe | |||||
| Hayman fire | Andreas Baader | |||||
| Michael Baumann | ||||||
| Rod Coronado | ||||||
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| x Blackmail | Charles Bronson |
In common usage, blackmail is a crime involving threats to reveal substantially true or false information about a person to the public, a family member, or associates unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of...
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| x Burglary |
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Elle Macpherson's attempted extortion | Omar August Pinson |
Burglary (also called breaking and entering and sometimes housebreaking) is a crime, the essence of which is illegal entry into a building for the purposes of committing an offense. Usually that offense will be theft, but most jurisdictions specify...
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| Michael Mischler | ||||||
| James Earl Ray | ||||||
| x Embezzlement | Dane Cook Embezzlement Case |
Embezzlement is the act of dishonestly withholding assets for the purpose of conversion (theft), of such assets by one or more individuals to whom such assets have been entrusted, to be held and/or used for other purposes.
Embezzlement is a kind of...
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White-collar crime | |||
| x False pretenses |
Obtaining property by false pretenses is when a person obtains property by intentionally misrepresenting a past or existing fact.
The elements of false pretenses are: (1) a false representation (2) of a material past or existing fact (3) which the...
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| x Fraud | Neil Havens Rodreick Fraud Case | Neil Havens Rodreick II | Campaign fraud |
In criminal law, a fraud is an intentional deception made for personal gain or to damage another individual; the related adjective is fraudulent. The specific legal definition varies by legal jurisdiction. Fraud is a crime, and also a civil law...
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| 2G spectrum scam | Scott Rush | Ponzi scheme | Fraud | |||
| Larry Davis | Paternity fraud | |||||
| Barry Minkow | Affinity fraud | |||||
| Bank fraud | ||||||
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| x Handling |
Handling stolen goods is the name of a statutory offence in England and Wales and Northern Ireland. It takes place after a theft or other dishonest acquisition is completed and may be committed by a fence or other person who helps the thief to...
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| x Larceny |
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John Bobbitt |
Larceny is a crime involving the wrongful acquisition of the personal property of another person. It was an offence under the common law of England and became an offence in jurisdictions which incorporated the common law of England into their own...
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| x Vandalism |
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Vandalism is the behaviour attributed originally to the Vandals, by the Romans, in respect of culture: ruthless destruction or spoiling of anything beautiful or venerable. The term also includes criminal damage such as graffiti and defacement...
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| x Drug possession | 2009 Ex-Jaguars WR Smith charged with drug possession | John Lennon |
Drug possession is the crime of having one or more illegal drugs in one's possession, either for personal use, distribution, sale or otherwise. Illegal drugs fall into different sex categories and sentences vary depending on the amount, type of drug...
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| Mitchell Johnson | ||||||
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| Tony Eveready | ||||||
| Ryan O'Neal | ||||||
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| x Tax avoidance and tax evasion |
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Al Capone |
Tax noncompliance describes a range of activities that are unfavorable to a state's tax system. These include tax avoidance, which refers to reducing taxes by legal means, and tax evasion which refers to the criminal non-payment of tax liabilities....
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| Alexander Schalck-Golodkowski | ||||||
| Boris Becker | ||||||
| Lester Piggott | ||||||
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| x Espionage |
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Watergate scandal | Roxana Saberi |
Espionage or spying involves a government or individual obtaining information that is considered secret or confidential without the permission of the holder of the information. Espionage is inherently clandestine, as it is taken for granted that it...
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| Roxana Saberi espionage | ||||||
| x Treason |
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Anthony Enahoro |
In law, treason is the crime that covers some of the more extreme acts against one's sovereign or nation. Historically, treason also covered the murder of specific social superiors, such as the murder of a husband by his wife. Treason against the...
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| Baron Lyttelton | ||||||
| James Croft | ||||||
| Metin Kaplan | ||||||
| Louis Darquier de Pellepoix | ||||||
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| x Robbery |
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O.J. Simpson Las Vegas Robbery | Thomas James Holden | Armed Robbery |
Robbery is the crime of taking or attempting to take something of value by force or threat of force or by putting the victim in fear. At common law, robbery is defined as taking the property of another, with the intent to permanently deprive the...
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| Perth Mint Swindle | Omar August Pinson | Bank robbery | ||||
| Great Bookie Robbery | Caryl Chessman | Attempted robbery | ||||
| Air France Robbery | Caril Ann Fugate | Aggravated robbery | ||||
| Lufthansa heist | Joseph Merlino | |||||
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| x Conspiracy | Charles Manson | Bombing conspiracy |
In criminal law, a conspiracy is an agreement between two or more persons to break the law at some time in the future. Criminal law in some countries or for some conspiracies may require that at least one overt act must also have been undertaken in...
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| James O'Brien | conspiracy to commit murder | |||||
| Eldred Walker | Conspiracy to deprive of civil rights | |||||
| Timothy O'Brien | Conspiracy to produce pornographic videos | |||||
| Michael Fortier | Seditious conspiracy | |||||
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| x Terrorism |
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1993 Cosa Nostra Bombings | Matteo Messina Denaro |
Terrorism is the systematic use of terror, especially as a means of coercion. In the international community, however, terrorism has no universally agreed, legally binding, criminal law definition. Common definitions of terrorism refer only to those...
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| Munich massacre | ||||||
| 2011 Norway attacks | ||||||
| x Homicide | Daegu subway fire | Kim Dae-han | Murder |
Homicide (Latin: homicidium, Latin: homo human being + Latin: caedere to cut, kill) refers to the act of a human killing another human. Murder, for example, is a type of homicide. It can also describe a person who has committed such an act, though...
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| Smiley Face Killings | Karl Bishop | Manslaughter | ||||
| Gettysburg Stabbing | Ali Boulala | Causing death by dangerous driving | ||||
| Murder of Sandra Cantu | Gabriel Cardona | Corporate manslaughter | ||||
| Stabbing of Rob Knox | Rosalio Reta | Mass murder | ||||
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| x Sexual assault |
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Tupac 1994 assault | Anand Jon | Rape |
Sexual assault is an assault of a sexual nature on another person, or any sexual act committed without consent. Although sexual assaults most frequently are by a man on a woman, it may involve any combination of two or more men, women and children....
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Assault |
| Fritzl case | Sexual crime | |||||
| Alex da Silva Sexual Assaults | ||||||
| Manslaughter of Rachel Nickell | ||||||
| Jennifer Lea Burton Felony Sexual Assault of and Improper Relationship with Students | ||||||
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| x Witchcraft |
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Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts, is the alleged use of supernatural or magical powers. A witch (from Old English wicca masculine, wicce feminine) is a practitioner of witchcraft. Historically, it was...
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| x Armed Robbery | Enema Bandit Case | Mutulu Shakur | Robbery | |||
| Phil Markoff Crime Spree | Charles Bronson | |||||
| Enema bandit | ||||||
| Ralph Greene | ||||||
| James Earl Ray | ||||||
| x Attacks on a Federal Facility Resulting in Death | Osama bin Laden | |||||
| x Conspiracy to Murder US Nationals Outside the United States | Osama bin Laden | Murder | ||||
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| x Murder of US Nationals Outside the United States | Osama bin Laden | Murder | ||||
| x Unlawful flight across state lines | Thomas James Holden | |||||
| x Assisting Escape | ||||||
| x Prison escape |
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James Earl Ray |
A prison escape or prison break is the act of an inmate leaving prison through unofficial or illegal ways. Normally, when this occurs, an effort is made on the part of authorities to recapture them and return them to their original detainers....
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| x Unlawful flight | Omar August Pinson | |||||
| x Bank robbery |
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Frankie Fraser |
Bank robbery is the crime of stealing from a bank while persons other than the perpetrator(s) are present and are subjected to force, violence or the threat of violence. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation's Uniform Crime Reporting...
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Robbery | ||
| x Slush fund | Watergate scandal |
A slush fund, colloquially, is an auxiliary monetary account or a reserve fund. However, in the context of corrupt dealings, such as those by governments or large corporations, a slush fund can have particular connotations of illegality,...
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| x Illegal Wiretapping | Watergate scandal | |||||
| x Campaign fraud | Watergate scandal | Fraud | ||||
| x Money laundering | Watergate scandal | Bernard L. Madoff |
Money laundering refers to the process of concealing the source of legally, illegally, and grey area obtained monies.
The methods by which money may be laundered are varied and can range in sophistication. Many regulatory and governmental...
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White-collar crime | ||
| Thomas Petters Investments Fraud | Eddie Nash | |||||
| x Sabotage | Watergate scandal |
Sabotage, a form of political warfare, varies from highly technical coup de main acts that require detailed planning and the use of specially trained operatives, to innumerable simple acts which the ordinary individual citizen-saboteur can perform....
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| x Bribery |
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Watergate scandal |
Bribery, is an act of implying money or gift giving that alters the behavior of the recipient. Bribery constitutes a crime and is defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence...
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White-collar crime | ||
| x Smuggling |
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Gunrunning |
Smuggling is the clandestine transportation of goods or persons, such as out of a building, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations.
There are various motivations to smuggle. These...
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| Illegal drug trade | ||||||
| x Insider trading | Rene Rivkin |
Insider trading is the trading of a corporation's stock or other securities (e.g. bonds or stock options) by individuals with potential access to non-public information about the company. In most countries, trading by corporate insiders such as...
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White-collar crime | |||
| Ivan Boesky | ||||||
| Simon Hannes | ||||||
| Jeffrey Skilling | ||||||
| Eugene Plotkin | ||||||
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| x Racketeering | John Connolly |
A racket is an illegal business, usually run as part of organized crime. Engaging in a racket is called racketeering.
Several forms of racket exist. The best-known is the protection racket, in which criminals demand money from businesses in exchange...
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| William Hanhardt | ||||||
| Kirtanananda Swami | ||||||
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| x Gunrunning |
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Mexican Drug Trafficking and Violence | Nahum Manbar |
Arms trafficking, also known as gunrunning, is the illegal trafficking or smuggling of contraband weapons or ammunition.
The 1997 Report of the UN Panel of Governmental Experts on Small Arms provides a more refined and precise definition, which has...
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| Colm Murphy | ||||||
| Gerry McGeough | ||||||
| Martin Ferris | ||||||
| x Mass murder |
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Aramoana massacre | Colin Ferguson | Spree killing |
Mass murder (in military contexts, sometimes interchangeable with "mass destruction") is the act of murdering a large number of people (four or more), typically at the same time or over a relatively short period of time. According to the FBI, mass...
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Homicide |
| Columbine High School massacre | Andrew Golden | Murder | ||||
| 1993 Long Island Rail Road Massacre | Mitchell Johnson | |||||
| Jonesboro massacre | Iwao Hakamada | |||||
| Mattias Flink killing spree | ||||||
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| x Kidnapping |
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The Disappearance of Johnny Gosch | Caryl Chessman |
In criminal law, kidnapping is the taking away or transportation of a person against that person's will, usually to hold the person in false imprisonment, a confinement without legal authority. This may be done for ransom or in furtherance of...
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| Rahul Missing Case | DP Yadav | |||||
| Faraday School kidnapping | Veerappan | |||||
| Bega schoolgirl murders | Vinson Filyaw | |||||
| Graeme Thorne kidnapping | Gary Krist | |||||
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| x Attempted robbery | Jan Erik Olsson | Robbery | ||||
| x Computer crime | The Morris Worm | Mixter | Spam |
Computer crime refers to any crime that involves a computer and a network. The computer may have been used in the commission of a crime, or it may be the target. Netcrime refers to criminal exploitation of the Internet. Cybercrimes are defined as: ...
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| Blaster | Simon Vallor | Cyberterrorism | ||||
| Conficker | Matthew Bevan | Cyberstalking | ||||
| Conficker C | Mark Abene | Flaming | ||||
| 2006 Swedish electoral espionage affair | Jeanson James Ancheta | Harassment by computer | ||||
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| x Spam |
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Alan Ralsky |
Spam is commonly defined as unsolicited bulk and/or commercial messaging (UCE / UBE). This is most widely known for email, but first came to wide attention in a usenet context. Spam has now diverged to cover new and emerging...
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| Shane Atkinson | ||||||
| Howard Carmack | ||||||
| Richard Colbert | ||||||
| Edward Davidson | ||||||
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| x Causing death by dangerous driving |
Causing death by dangerous driving is a statutory offence in England and Wales and Scotland and Northern Ireland. It is an aggravated form of dangerous driving. It is currently created by section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988 (as substituted by the...
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Homicide | ||||
| x Corporate manslaughter |
Corporate manslaughter is a criminal offence in English law, being an act of homicide committed by a company or organisation. In general, in English criminal law, a juristic person is in the same position as a natural person, and may be convicted...
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Homicide | ||||
| x Assassination |
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Anwar el-Sadat assassination | Khalid Islambouli |
An assassination is defined generally as: "to murder (a usually prominent person) by a sudden and/or secret attack, often for political reasons." Alternatively, assassination may be defined as "the act of deliberately killing someone, especially a...
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| Assassination of Alfred Duraiappah | Nathuram Godse | |||||
| Assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi | ||||||
| Assassination of Yitzhak Rabin | ||||||
| Anna Lindh assassination | ||||||
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| x Child murder |
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Atlanta child murders |
The murder of children is considered an abhorrent crime in much of the world; they are perceived within their communities and the state at large as being vulnerable, and therefore especially susceptible to abduction and murder. The protection of...
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Murder | ||
| Child abuse | ||||||
| x Contract killing |
A Contract killing is a form of murder, in which one party hires another party to kill a target individual or group of people. It involves an illegal agreement between two parties in which one party agrees to kill the target in exchange for...
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Murder | ||||
| x Honor killing |
An honor killing, or honour killing (also: honor murder) is the homicide of a member of a family or social group by other members, due to the belief of the perpetrators that the victim has brought dishonor upon the family or community. Honor...
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Murder | ||||
| x Lust murder |
A lust murder is a homicide in which the offender searches for erotic satisfaction by killing someone. Lust murder is synonymous with the paraphilic term erotophonophilia which is sexual arousal or gratification contingent on the death of a human...
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Murder | ||||
| x Lynching |
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Mississippi civil rights worker murders |
Lynching is an extrajudicial execution carried out by a mob, often by hanging, but also by burning at the stake or shooting, in order to punish an alleged transgressor, or to intimidate, control, or otherwise manipulate a population of people. It is...
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Murder | ||
| x Murder-suicide |
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2008 attack at Beijing Drum Tower during Olympics |
A murder–suicide is an act in which an individual kills one or more other persons before or at the same time as killing himself or herself. The combination of murder and suicide can take various forms, including:
Many spree killings have ended in...
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Murder | ||
| Red Lake High School massacre | ||||||
| Marie Moore Shooting | ||||||
| Henry Ford Community College Shooting | ||||||
| 2009 Parente murder-suicide | ||||||
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| x Proxy murder |
A proxy murder is a murder in which the murderer does so at the behest of another, acting as his or her proxy.
The archetypal example of this would be taking a contract out on someone else, in which a hit man commits the act of murder on a specified...
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