Criminal law |
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Part of the common law series |
Element (criminal law) |
Actus reus · Mens rea Causation · Concurrence |
Scope of criminal liability |
Complicity · Corporate · Vicarious |
Inchoate offenses |
Attempt · Conspiracy · Solicitation |
Offence against the person |
Assault · Battery |
Crimes against property |
Arson · Blackmail · Burglary Embezzlement · Extortion False pretenses · Larceny Possessing stolen property Robbery · Theft |
Crimes against justice |
Compounding · Misprision Obstruction · Perjury Malfeasance in office Perverting the course of justice |
Defenses to liability |
Defense of self Defence of property Consent · Diminished responsibility Duress · Entrapment Ignorantia juris non excusat Infancy · Insanity Intoxication defense Justification · Mistake (of law) Necessity · Loss of Control (Provocation) |
Other common law areas |
Contracts · Evidence · Property Torts · Wills, trusts and estates |
Portals |
Criminal justice · Law |
Aggravated battery in criminal law is a more serious form of battery, and is considered a felony. Aggravated battery can be punished by a fine or more than a year in prison in some countries. Simple battery which is a misdemeanor in some countries can only be punished by less than one year in jail in those countries, or by a fine.
Acts most often defined under aggravated battery are: