| Type |
Meaning |
| Abuse |
To use wrongly or improperly used; misuse |
| Child abuse |
Cruelty to children (people under the age of 18) |
| Sexual abuse |
The act of injuring a person during sexual activity without mutual consent for the gratification of the abuser. |
| Child sexual abuse |
When an adult forces a minor to engage in sexual activity, especially without regard for the mental, emotional, and physical well-being of the child who, by government law, cannot consent since it is believed that anyone under the age of 18 years does not have a developed enough understanding of sexuality. |
| Child-on-child sexual abuse |
When a minor abuses another child sexually. No adult is involved. |
| Assault and battery |
An assault involving actual bodily contact |
| Assault |
An unlawful physical attack upon another or threat to do violence to another |
| Aggravated assault |
Assault with the use of weapons or in other circumstances beyond the realm of normal assault |
| Sexual assault |
When a person—regardless of gender—forcefully engages another person in sexual activity without mutual consent. |
| Battery |
An unlawful attack upon another person by beating or wounding, or by touching in an offensive manner |
| Aggravated battery |
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| Sexual battery |
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| Cruelty to animals |
A cruel act upon an animal |
| Domestic violence |
Acts of violence against a person living in one's household or a member of one's immediate family |
| Harassment |
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| Sexual harassment |
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| Homicide |
The killing of another human being |
| Murder |
Homicide in certain proscribed conditions |
| Aggravated murder |
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| Sexual murder |
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| Property damage |
Damage to another's property (ie: breaking of things, burning, or harming in a devastating manner) |
| Rape |
The unlawful compelling of someone through physical force or duress to have sexual intercourse |
| Statutory rape |
Consensual sexual relations between an adult and a person below the local age of consent. |
| Robbery |
Use of force or threat of force in the commission of theft |
