A person who feels that he/she is in immediate danger of being harmed by another person may ward off the attack in ___________

Fill in the blank(s) with correct word


self-defense

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This type of stalking involves less invasive but nonetheless significant harassment of the victim.

a. ‘acquaintance stalking’ b. ‘persistent stalking’ c. ‘normal stalking’ d. ‘nuisance stalking’

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Which sampling method is commonly used to pretest a questionnaire?

a. stratification b. quota c. snowball d. purposive

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Bob is 500 yards away from Jim but threatens to cut Jim's throat with a knife he is holding. Bob cannot properly be convicted of assault because of the:

a. substantial risk doctrine. b. non-assault doctrine. c. striking distance doctrine. d. unlawful condition doctrine.

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As late as 1800, English law provided for the death penalty for _________ offenses.

a. 50 b. 100 c. 230 d. 350

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