| A | B |
|---|
| homicide | killing of one human being by another |
| malice | ill will; deliberae intent to harm someone |
| first degree murder | the unlawful killing of a person with malice and forethought |
| premeditated | deliberate, or having thought about doing something before actually doing it |
| felony murder | the killing of someone during the commission of certain felonies, regardles of intent to kill |
| second degree murder | murder that does not require malice or premeditation but is the result of a desire to inflict bodily harm |
| third degree murder | the unlawful killing of a human being, when perpetrated without any design to effect death |
| voluntary manslaughter | the killing of a person without malice or premeditation, but during the commission of an illegal act. When intentional but not premeditated, resulting from the heat of passion or the diminished mental capacity of the killer |
| involuntary manslaughter | the killing of a person without malice or premeditation, but during the commission of an illegal act. When unintentional but done during an unlawful act of a lesser nature |
| negligent homicide | the failure to exercise a reasonable amount of care in either doing, or not doing something, resulting in harm or injury to |
| assault | an intentional threat, show of force,or movement that causes a reasonable fear of, or an actualphysical contact with, another person |
| battery | any intentional, unlawful physical contact inflicted on one person by another without consent |
| stalking | the act of following or harassing another person, causing the fearof death or injury |
| bullying | a version of assault and battery in which peers or acquantances intimidate, or put others in fear |
| sexual assault | unwelcome sexual contact against another individual committed through the use of force, threat or intimidation, or enabled because the victim is incapacitated due to drugs, alcohol or mental disability |
| rape | unlawful sexual intercourse. It is committed when one part forces another party to have sexual intercourse. It implies lack of consent. |
| statutory rape | the act of unlawful sexual intercourse by an adult with someone under the age of consent, even if the minor is a willing an dvoluntary participant in the sexual act |
| criminal sexual assault | a category of crimes that includes rape, attempted rape and statutory rape |
| acquaintance rape | sexual assault by someone known to the victim, such as a date or neighbor |
