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1134:"The First Anniversary Of The Virginia Tech Tragedy"
1023:Laws governing such threats were passed after the
1107:"S.735 - Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007"
1005:punishable by up to 10 years' imprisonment under
1015:. The elements of the offense are that someone
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187:Offense against the person
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833:Diminished responsibility
627:Crimes against the public
762:Crimes against the state
682:(such as prohibition of
446:Crimes against property
136:(also called violation)
898:Other common-law areas
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599:Miscarriage of justice
581:Crimes against justice
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1012:§ 2332b(c)(1)(g)
804:Defenses to liability
594:Malfeasance in office
650:Censorship violation
373:Cybersex trafficking
828:Defense of property
680:Illegal consumption
216:Criminal negligence
116:Severity of offense
1045:Disposition Matrix
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739:Cruelty to animals
368:Child sexual abuse
320:Negligent homicide
231:False imprisonment
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1143:14 December
1117:14 December
1033:§ 1038
885:Provocation
609:Obstruction
589:Compounding
554:Tax evasion
378:Fornication
211:Child abuse
140:Misdemeanor
64:Concurrence
1185:Categories
1170:2022-05-02
1066:References
843:Entrapment
818:Automatism
795:Subversion
754:Bestiality
723:War crimes
718:Usurpation
645:Corruption
604:Misprision
479:Cybercrime
271:Kidnapping
251:Hate crime
241:Harassment
221:Defamation
173:Incitement
168:Conspiracy
134:Infraction
93:Complicity
88:Accomplice
46:Actus reus
1081:Terrorism
1017:willfully
1008:18 U.S.C.
906:Contracts
880:Necessity
785:Secession
780:Espionage
713:Terrorism
675:Smuggling
569:Vandalism
549:Smuggling
489:Extortion
464:Blackmail
438:Voyeurism
418:Pederasty
403:Obscenity
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108:Vicarious
103:Principal
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83:Accessory
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59:Causation
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921:Property
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860:Insanity
790:Sedition
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660:Genocide
635:Apostasy
573:Mischief
509:Gambling
474:Burglary
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335:Stabbing
330:Stalking
313:Homicide
276:Menacing
256:Homicide
53:Mens rea
36:Elements
1000:class C
949:Portals
940:estates
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855:Infancy
823:Consent
775:Treason
692:smoking
688:alcohol
655:Dueling
640:Begging
614:Perjury
544:Robbery
524:Looting
519:Larceny
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206:Battery
201:Assault
163:Attempt
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874:of law
838:Duress
703:Piracy
690:, and
529:Payola
388:Incest
363:Bigamy
301:felony
296:Murder
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124:Felony
998:is a
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559:Theft
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