An inchoate offense is a type of crime that is committed by taking a punishable step towards the commission of another crime. The three basic inchoate offenses are attempt, solicitation, and conspiracy.
The crime allegedly...
criminal law and procedure
incite
In criminal law, to incite means to instigate or to persuade another to commit a crime. See Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969), Brandenburg test, and fighting words.
According to the definitions in 18 U.S. Code § 2102...
incompetency
Incompetency is a lack of physical or intellectual ability, or to be deemed unqualified of doing something or taking responsibility. Such inability is usually caused by a mental illness or disability.
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incompetent
Someone is considered incompetent when they are unable to manage their own affairs due to mental incapacity (such as deterioration or psychosis) or sometimes due to a serious physical disability. Incompetence can be used to appoint a guardian...
incontrovertible evidence
Incontrovertible evidence refers to evidence that leaves no doubt as to a particular conclusion. It is the evidence introduced to prove a fact in a trial which is supposed to be so conclusive that there can be no other truth as to the...
incriminate
To Incriminate is to suggest, charge, accuse, show, suggest, or admit involvement in a crime.
[Last updated in February of 2022 by the Wex Definitions Team]
indecent exposure
Indecent exposure is the act of revealing one's genitals in public in a manner that is likely to offend others. Exposure is indecent under the law whenever a reasonable person would or should know that his act may be seen by others--for...
indemnity
Indemnity is a type of insurance that covers a wide range of damages and losses. In the indemnity clause, one party commits to compensate another party for any prospective loss or damage. More common is in insurance contracts, in exchange for...
indeterminate sentence
An indeterminate sentence is a type of custodial sentence that consists of a range of years (such as five to ten years) and not a fixed time, which means the convicted person's release date is left open. After spending a certain amount of...
indictable offense
An indictable offense is a crime that a prosecutor can charge by bringing evidence of the alleged crime to a grand jury. It is a crime for which a grand jury determines that there is enough evidence to charge a defendant with a felony....