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The unlawful taking or attempted taking of property other than a motor vehicle from the possession of another, by stealth, without force and without deceit, with intent to permanently deprive the owner of the property.
Industry:Sociology
I. By the narrowest and oldest definition: the trespassory breaking and entering of the dwelling house of another in the night-time with the intent to commit a felony. Ii. The unlawful entry of any fixed structure, vehicle or vessel used for regular residence, industry or business, with or without force, with intent to commit a felony or larceny.
Industry:Sociology
The unlawful activities of the members of a highly organized, disciplined association engaged in supplying illegal goods and services, including but not limited to gambling, prostitution, loansharking, narcotics, labor racketeering, and other unlawful activities of members of such organizations.
Industry:Sociology
The legal imposition of a sentence of death upon a convicted offender. Another term for the death penalty.
Industry:Sociology
A group of experimental subjects which, although the subject of measurement and observation, are not exposed to the experimental intervention.
Industry:Sociology
A goal of criminal sentencing which seeks to prevent others from committing crimes similar to the one for which a particular offender is being sentenced.
Industry:Sociology
A goal of criminal sentencing which seeks to prevent a particular offender from engaging in repeat criminality.
Industry:Sociology
A legally established inability to understand right from wrong, or to conform one's behavior to the requirements of the law.
Industry:Sociology
The unlawful use of force or violence by a group or an individual who is based and operates entirely within the united states and its territories without foreign direction and whose acts are directed at elements of the u. S. Government of population.
Industry:Sociology
The unlawful use of force or violence by a group or an individual who has some connection to a foreign power or whose activities transcend national boundaries, against people or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.
Industry:Sociology
