Quiz 1 NRS Definitions

Define Battery NRS 200.481

any willful and unlawful use of force or violence upon the person of another

Define False Imprisonment NRS 200.460

(1) The unlawful violation of the personal liberty of another, consisting of

(2) confinement or detention

(3) without sufficient legal authority

Define Assault NRS 200.471

Unlawfully attempting to use physical force against another person or intentionally placing another person in reasonable apprehension of immediate bodily harm

Define Robbery 200.380

(1) Unlawful taking of personal property

(2) from the person of another or in his presence

(3) against his will, by means of force, violence or fear of injury,

(4) immediate or future

(5) to his person/property, or the person/property of his family member, or someone in his presence

(6) A taking is by means of force or fear if force or fear is used to:

(a) obtain or retain possession of the property

(b) prevent or overcome resistance to the taking; or

( c ) facilitate escape

Define Justifiable Homicide NRS 200.120

(1) Killing of a human being in necessary self-defense, or

(2) in defense of an occupied habitation, motor vehicle, or

(3) a person against one who manifestly intends or endeavors to commit a crime of violence, or

(4) against any person or persons who manifestly intend and endeavor in a violent manner

(5) to enter the occupied habitation, motor vehicle, of another for the purpose of assaulting or offering personal violence to any person dwelling or being therein

Define 1st Degree Arson NRS 205.010

(1) Willfully and maliciously

(2) sets fire tom burns, or causes to be burned

(3) aids, counsels, or procures the burning of

(4) dwelling house, structure, or mobile home, occupied or vacant; or

(5) personal property occupied by one or more persons

Define Grand Larceny NRS 205.220

(1) intentionally

(2) steals

(3) property belonging to someone else

(4) valued at $1200 or more, or

(5) livestock or

(6) branding someone else’s livestock or obliterating their brand, or

(7) using a bank card to withdraw or transfer money in a financial institution to intentionally obtain money to which he knows he is not entitled

Define Burglary NRS 205.060

(1) by day or night

(2) unlawfully enters or remains in any dwelling

(3) with the intent to commit grand larceny or petit larceny

(4) assault or battery on any person or any felony

(5) or to obtain money or property by false pretenses

Define Manslaughter NRS 200.040

(1) the unlawful killing of a human being, without malice expressed or implied, and without any mixture of deliberation

(2) must be voluntary, upon sudden heat of passion, caused by a provocation apparently sufficient to make the passion irresistible

(3) or involuntary, in the commission of an unlawful act, or lawful act without due caution or circumspection

Define Murder NRS 200.010

(1) unlawful killing

(2) of a human being

(3) with malice aforethought, either expressed or implied

(4) or caused by a controlled substance which was sold, given, traded, or otherwise made available to the person

Define Kidnapping NRS 200.310

(1) Willfully

(2) seizes or carries away a person

(3) with the intent to hold or detain, or

(4) who detains the person for ransom or reward, or

(5) for the purpose of committing sexual assault, extortion, or robbery, or

(6) for the purpose of killing or inflicting serious bodily harm, or

(7) to exact from others a ransom or reward for the return of the person

Define Home Invasion NRS 200.067

A person who by day or night forcibly enters a dwelling without permission of the owner, resident or lawful occupant, whether or not a person is present at the time of entry

Define “Owner” NRS 205.271

means a person having the lawful use or control or right to use and control a vehicle under a lease or otherwise a period of 10 or more successive days

Define Unlawful Taking of Vehicle NRS 205.2715

every person who takes and carries away or drives away the vehicle of another without the intent to permanently deprive the owner thereof but without the consent of the owner of such vehicle

What is 1st Degree Arson NRS 205.010

home, structure, or other residence or any occupied property

What is 2nd Degree Arson NRS 205.015

any abandoned building or structure

What is 3rd Degree Arson NRS 205.020

personal property in which another person has interest

What is 4th Degree Arson NRS 205.020

attempt only