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bungled

performed poorly or inadequately as a bungled job the Watergate scandal started with a bungled burglary...

murder [partly from Old English morthor; partly from Old French murdre, of Germanic origin] the crime of unlawfully and unjustifiably killing another under circumstances defined by statute (as with premeditation) ;esp such a crime committed purposely, knowingly, and recklessly with extreme indifference to human life or during the course of a serious felony (as robbery or rape) compare cold blood, cooling time, homicide, manslaughter NOTE: Self-defense, necessity, and lack of capacity for criminal responsibility (as because of insanity) are defenses to a charge of murder. Most state statutes and the U.S. Code divide murder into two degrees. Florida, Minnesota, and Pennsylvania currently have three degrees of murder. Some states do not assign degrees of murder. [di-pr?vd-h rt-] a murder that is the result of an act which is dangerous to others and shows that the perpetrator has a depraved mind and no regard for human life NOTE: Depraved-heart murder is usually considered second- or...

malum in se

malum in se pl: mala in se [ma-lə-, mÄ -] [New Latin, offense in itself] : an offense that is evil or wrong from its own nature irrespective of statute often used with a preceding noun (as crime or act) [held that burglary was a crime malum in se "State v. Stiffler, 788 P.2d 2205 (1990)"] compare malum prohibitum ...

lesser included offense

lesser included offense : a crime (as unlawful entry) that is by definition included in the commission of another crime (as burglary) which has additional elements and greater criminal liability called also included offense NOTE: A criminal defendant may be convicted of a lesser included offense even if not charged specifically with that crime. ...

lesser

lesser : of less size, quality, degree, or significance ;specif : of lower criminal liability [duress has been held a good defense to such crimes as robbery, burglary and malicious mischief "W. R. LaFave and A. W. Scott, Jr."] ...

first degree

first degree : the grade given to the most serious forms of crimes [burglary in the first degree] first-degree adj ...

dwelling

dwelling : a structure where a person lives and esp. sleeps called also dwelling house see also burglary NOTE: Courts disagree as to how permanent or consistent the habitation of a structure must be in order for it to be considered a dwelling, but most courts agree that a dwelling includes its curtilage. ...

coverage

coverage 1 : protection or indemnification by an insurance policy [the policy provides extensive against burglary] 2 : a risk assumed by the terms of an insurance contract [the policy lists four s: liability, medical payments, uninsured motorists, and physical damage] ...

burglarize

burglarize -ized -iz·ing : to commit a burglary at [burglarized the apartment] ...

burglar

burglar : a person who commits a burglary ...

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