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Intentional damage

Intentionally

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A deliberate or reckless act without lawful justification, excuse or claim of right

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Intentional damage

Damages

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Temporary or permanent reduction in the value or usefulness of the property

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Intentional damage

Property

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Something that belongs to another person and is capable of being damaged

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Intentional damage

Sets fire to

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Damages through use of fire

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Any tree or vegetation

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Any growing plant

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Assault

Assaults

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Acts if intentionally applying or attempting to apply direct force to the person of another, directly or indirectly, or threatening by any act or gesture to apply such force to the person of another if the person making the threat has or causes the other to believe on reasonable grounds they have the present ability to effect their purpose

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Assault

Another person

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It has to be ANOTHER PERSON other then the offender

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Assault with a weapon

Using anything as a weapon

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AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT, whether animate or inanimate, must be USED AS A WEAPON

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Assault with a weapon

Having anything with him or her in circumstances that prima facie show an intention to use it as a weapon

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AN OBJECT OF SOME SORT, whether animate or inaminate, must be either ON THE OFFENDER or REASONABLY AVAILABLE to the them. The CIRCUMSTANCES must be sufficient to SHOW AN INTENTION TO USE the OBJECT AS A WEAPON

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Dishonestly

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WITHOUT A BELIEF that there was CONSENT or AUTHORITY from the OWNER

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Without claim of right

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NO BELIEF that the act was LAWFUL

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Takes

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Physically TAKES OR MOVES the property with no authority whatsoever

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Theft

Any property

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ANYTHING whatsoever, whether tangible or intangible, that is the PROPERTY OF ANY PERSON AND HAS VALUE

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Theft

With intent to deprive any owner permanently of that property

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DEPRIVE THE OWNER PERMANENTLY OR DEAL WITH IT in a manner that it CANNOT BE RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION

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Theft

With intent to deprive any owner permanently of any interest in that property

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DEPRIVE THE OWNER PERMANENTLY of that part of the property of which they have an INTEREST

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Theft

Uses or deals with

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HAS POSSESSION or CONTROL of the property and EXCEEDS THR AUTHORITY OR CONDITIONS given by USING OR DEALING with the property IN ANY MANNER

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Theft

After obtaining possession or control of that property in whatever manner

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OBTAINS POSSESSION or CONTROL of that property for HIMSELF OR HERSELF OR ANY OTHER PERSON

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Dishonest taking/using a vehicle

Uses

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GAINS POSSESSION OR CONTROL of the property, but then EXCEEDS AUTHORITY OR CONDITIONS given by the OWNER by USING it in any manner

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Dishonest taking/using a vehicle

But not so as to be guilty of theft

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UNABKE TO PROVE AN INTENTION TO PERMANENTLY DEPRIVE THE OWNER

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Dishonest taking/using a vehicle

For any persons purpose

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For their OWN or ANOTHER PERSONS purposes

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Any vehicle

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A contrivance equipped with wheels, tracks or revolving runners on which it moves or is moved

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Any ship

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Any vessel used in navigation, however propelled

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Any aircraft

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Any machine that can derive support in the atmosphere from the reaction of the air

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Any part of any vehicle, ship or aircraft

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Any part removed from (relevant definition of each)

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Any horse
Any type of horse
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Burglary Enters
ENTRY IS COMPLETE as soon as ANY PART OF THE BODY OF THE PERSON or INSTRUMENT USED BY THE PERSON IS WITHIN the building or ship
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Any building
ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE of any description whether PERMEANT OR TEMPORARY Includes a tent, caravan, houseboat, enclosed yard, closed cave and closed tunnels
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Part of any building
PART OF ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE of any description whether PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY
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Part of any ship
Part of any vessel used in navigation, however propelled
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Burglary Without authority
AN ABSENCE OF AUTHORITY, either expressed or implied, from A PERSON LEGALLY ABLE TO GIVE CONSENT
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Burglary With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship
There must be an INTENTION TO COMMIT AN IMPRISONABLE OFFENCE IN THE BUILDING OR SHIP
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Burglary Having entered
IS PHYSICALLY INSIDE the building or ship
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Burglary Remains without authority
REMAINS WHEN CONSENT TO BE WITHIN the building or ship NO LONGER APPLIES
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Dishonest taking/using a document Obtains
PHYSICALLY TRANSFERS into a persons POSSESSION, with or without authority
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Dishonest taking/using a document With intent to obtain
An intention to OBTAIN or RETAIN for HIMSELF OR HERSELF or ANY OTHER PERSON
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Dishonest taking/using a document Any document
Something that conveys information or serves as a record
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Service
NON TANGIBLE ASSISTANCE provided by another
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Pecuniary advantage
AN ECONOMIC ADVANTAGE such as money or goods
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Valuable consideration
A COMPENSATION OR FEE
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Dishonest uses/attempts to use a document Uses
PHYSICALLY USES the document
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Dishonest uses/attempts to use a document Attempts to use
PHYSICALLY ATTEMPTS to use the document
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Robbery Theft
THEFT IS COMPLETE WHEN.......
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Robbery Accompanied by violence
ACTUAL VIOLENCE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE THEFT
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Robbery Accompanied by threats of violence
THREATS OF VIOLENCE IMMEDIATELY BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF THE THEFT, DEMONSTRATED BY CONDUCT OF WORDS
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Robbery To any person
Means either THE PERSON ROBBED OR ANY OTHER PERSON
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Robbery To any property
ANY PROPERTY WHATSOEVER, whether belonging to the person robbed or any other person
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Robbery Used to extort the property stolen
THE VIOLENCE OR THREATS used by the offender are SUFFICIENT TO CAUSE the person to HAND OVER the property AGAINST THEIR WILL
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Robbery To prevent or overcome resistance to the property being stolen
The property is TAKEN by the offender AFTER SNY RESISTANCE to its taking has been PREVENTED OR OVERCOME
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Receiving Receives
EITHER EXCLUSIVLY OR JOINTLY with the THEIF OR ANY OTHER PERSON has POSSESSION OR CONTROL OVER ANYTHING UNLAWFULLY OBTAINED or HELPS in its CONCEALEMNT OR DISPOSAL
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Receiving Any property stolen
ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, whether tangible or intangible, that is the PROPERTY OF ANOTHER PERSON, HAS VALUE AND HAS BEEN STOLEN
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Receiving Any property obtained by any other imprisonable offence
ANYTHING WHATSOEVER, whether tangible or intangible. that is THE PROPERTY OF ANY PERSON, HAS VALUE and HAS BEEN OBTAINED BY AN IMPRISONABLE OFFENCE OTHER THEN THEFT
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Receiving Knowing that property to have been stolen or so obtained
BELIEVING AT THE TIME OF RECEIVING that the property had been STOLEN or OBTAINED by any other imprisonable offence
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Receiving Being reckless as to whether the property had been stolen or so obtained
RECEIVES THE PROPERTY, despite the person CONSCIOUSLY TAKING an UNREASONABLE RISK that the property might be STOLEN or OBTAINED by any other imprisonable offence
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Fighting In a Public Place Fights
Fighting is punching, kicking, striking, mauling, wrestling etc, between TWO OR MORE WILLING PARTICIPANTS
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In a Public Place
A PLACE THAT, AT ANY MATERIAL TIME, IS OPEN TO OR BEING USED BY THE PUBLIC, WHETHER FREE OR ON PAYMENT OF CHARGE, AND WHETHER THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF THE PLACE IS LAWFULLY ENTITLES TO EXCLUDE OR EJECT ANY PERSON FROM THAT PLACE; AND INCLUDES ANY AIRCRAFT, HOVERCRAFT, SHIP OR FERRY OR OTHER VESSEL, TRAIN OR VEHICLE CARRYING OR AVAILABLE TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR REWARD. ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERIOR OF ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS IN A PUBLIC PLACE
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Within view of a public place
WITHIN VIEW OF A PLACE THAT, AT ANY MATERIAL TIME, IS OPEN TO OR BEING USED BY THE PUBLIC, WHETHER FREE OR ON PAYMENT OF CHARGE, AND WHETHER THE OWNER OR OCCUPIER OF THE PLACE IS LAWFULLY ENTITLES TO EXCLUDE OR EJECT ANY PERSON FROM THAT PLACE; AND INCLUDES ANY AIRCRAFT, HOVERCRAFT, SHIP OR FERRY OR OTHER VESSEL, TRAIN OR VEHICLE CARRYING OR AVAILABLE TO CARRY PASSENGERS FOR REWARD. ALSO INCLUDES THE INTERIOR OF ANY VEHICLE WHICH IS IN A PUBLIC PLACE
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Behaves in
to act in a MANNER
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incites any person to behave in
To rouse, to stimulate, to urge on another act in a MANNER
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encourages any person to behave in
To advise, promote and assist another person to act in a MANNER
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence A riotous manner
force or violence LIKELY TO CAUSE ALARM
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence a offensive manner
arousing feelings of resentment/REPULSION
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence a threatening manner
threats that FALL SHORT OF ASSAULT
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence a insulting manner
reflecting against a persons life or upbringing
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Disorderly Behaviour Likely to Cause Violence a disorderly manner
CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR DISTURBANCE AGAINST the values of ORDERLY CONDUCT
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Disorderly Behavior Likely to Cause Violence | in circumstances that are likely to cause violence to persons or property to start or continue
the circumstances are such that violence to persons or property is like to occur or continue because of the nature and magnitude of the behaviour
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Offensive/Disorderly Behaviour An offensive manner
To act in a MANNER that arouses feelings of resentment, REPULSION
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Offensive/Disorderly Behaviour a disorderly manner
to act in a MANNER that causes annoyance or disturbance AGAINST the values of ORDERLY CONDUCT
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Resisting Police Resists
uses OPPOSING FORCE to ACTIVELY RESIST the arrest process
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Resisting Police incites any other person to resist
Rouses, stimulates, URGES ON ANOTHER PERSON to use OPPOSING FORCE to ACTIVELY RESIST the arrest process
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Resisting Police Encourages any other person to resist
ADVISES, promotes or assists ANOTHER PERSON to use OPPOSING FORCE to ACTIVELY RESIST the arrest process
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Any constable acting int he execution of their duties
any sworn member of police who is performing their LAWFUL DUTY
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Intentionally Obstructing Police obstructs
Makes it substantially MORE DIFFICULT for the constable TO CARRY OUT THEIR DUTIES
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Intentionally Obstructing Police incites any other person to obstruct
Rouses, stimulates, URGES ON ANOTHER PERSON to make it substantuantly more difficult for a constable to carry out their duties
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Intentionally Obstructing Police Encourages any other person to obstruct
ADVISES, promotes or assists ANOTHER PERSON to make it substantuantly more difficult for a constable to carry out their duties
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house Found
discovered on seen entering seen leaving seen
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house by night
Between the end of the first hour after sunset and the beginning of the last hour before sunrise
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house Peeping or peering
DELIBERATELY LOOKING through any window or open door
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Peeping or peering into a Dwelling house Into a dwelling house
a residence, place or abode

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