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also termed legal consent, is consent that has been obtained in a legal manner.
elements of crime
(1) the basic components of crime; (2) in a specific crime, the essential features of that crime as specified by law or statute.
embezzlement
the misappropriation of property already in possession of the defendant. Also, the unlawful conversion of the personal property of another, by a person to whom it has been entrusted by (or for) its rightful owner.
entrapment
an improper or illegal inducement to crime by agents of enforcement. Also, a defense that may be raised when such inducements occur.
equity
a sentencing principle, based upon concerns with social equality, which holds that similar crimes should be punished with the same degree of severity, regardless of the social or personal characteristics of offenders.
espionage
the unlawful act of spying for a foreign government.
excusable homicide
killing in a manner which the criminal law does not prohibit. Also, homicide that may involve some fault, but which is not criminal homicide.
express consent
verbally expressed willingness to engage in a specified activity.
excuses
a category of legal defenses in which the defendant claims that some personal condition or circumstance at the time of the act was such that he or she should not be held accountable under the criminal law.
execution of public duty defense
a defense to a criminal charge (such as assault) which is often codified, and which precludes the possibility of police officers and other public employees from being prosecuted when lawfully exercising their authority.
extortion
the taking of personal property by threat of future harm.
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