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States have commonly enacted statutes making it unlawful to carry a __________ weapon.

The Model Penal Code rejects the common-law terms for intent. Instead, it proposes four states of mind: purposeful; knowing; reckless; and ___________.

In an attempt to combat juvenile crime and protect children by keeping them off the streets at night, many communities have enacted _________ ordinances.

In the United States, the responsibility for maintaining public order and peace rests primarily with ______________.

A person has ____________ possession of contraband if he or she has ownership, dominion, or control over the contraband itself, or over the premises in which it is concealed.

Most American jurisdictions now define the inchoate crimes by _____________.

Involuntary ___________ rarely occurs, but when it does, it can negate criminal intent.

Even though the common-law distinction between principals and accessories before the fact has been largely abolished, the concept of ________ as a separate offense has been retained by many jurisdictions.

Lag time is helpful before holding a crucial conversation because it helps the parties cool off before having a sensitive discussion.

At common law, ___________ consisted of an intentional, unlawful killing that occurred in the heat of passion as a result of some adequate provocation.