Language IV Vernica-Vocabulary on Crime

Manslaughter: (against a person)

the killing of a person without malice aforethought but with either the intention to commit an unl
awful act that leads toan unintended death, or with an otherwise murderous intent that is extenu
ated by some partial defense, such asacting under the influence of an extreme emotional disturb
ance occasioned by a substantial provocation on the part ofthe victim.
Assault: (against a person) a violent attack, either physical or verbal.
Law: an intentional or reckless act that causes another person to expect to be subjected to imme
diate and unlawful violence. Rape or attempted rape.
Battery: (against a person)
the unlawful and unwanted touching or striking of one person by another, with the intention of br
inging about a harmful or offensive contact.
Unlawful beating or wounding of a person or mere touching in a hostile or offensive manner.
Larceny: (against property)
The unlawful taking and removing of another's personal property with the intent of permanently
depriving the owner; theft.
Arson: (against property or society)
The crime of intentionally and illegally setting fire to a building or other structure.
Counterfeit: (against a person, property, society)
To make an imitation or copy of (something), usually with the intent to defraud.
Embezzlement: (against a person, property, society) the
fraudulent appropriation of funds or property entrusted to your care but actuallyowned by someo
ne else.

Vandalism: (against property)

Willful or malicious damage or destruction of the property of another.
Prostitution: (against a person, society)
The practice of engaging in sex acts in exchange for money.
The criminal offense of engaging in or offering to engage in sex in exchange for money.
Gambling: (against
society) the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a
price for a chance to win a prize); "his gambling cost him a fortune"; "there was heavy play
at the blackjack table".