A husband threatened to beat his wife if she did not jump into a stream. She jumped into the stream, the current carried her away, and she was later found dead. The husband’s acts likely satisfy the actus reus for which criminal charge?

a. assault
b. battery
c. intimidation
d. homicide


d. homicide

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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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a. Work detail supervisors b. Yard officers c. Tower guards d. Block officers

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