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Princeton's WordNet

  1. attemptedadjective

    tried unsuccessfully

    "attempted murder"

Wiktionary

  1. attemptedadjective

    Tried, with the connotation of failure.

    She is facing jail time for attempted-robbery.

Wikipedia

  1. attempted

    An attempt to commit a crime occurs if a criminal has an intent to commit a crime and takes a substantial step toward completing the crime, but for reasons not intended by the criminal, the final resulting crime does not occur. Attempt to commit a particular crime is a crime, usually considered to be of the same or lesser gravity as the particular crime attempted.: 669–671  Attempt is a type of inchoate crime, a crime that is not fully developed. The crime of attempt has two elements, intent and some conduct toward completion of the crime.One group of theories in criminal law is that attempt to commit an act occurs when a person comes dangerously close to carrying out a criminal act, and intends to commit the act, but does not commit it. The person may have carried out all the necessary steps (or thought they had) but still failed, or the attempt may have been abandoned or prevented at a late stage. The attempt must have gone beyond mere planning or preparation, and is distinct from other inchoate offenses such as conspiracy to commit a crime or solicitation of a crime. There are many specific crimes of attempt, such as attempted murder, which may vary by jurisdiction. Punishment is often less severe than would be the case if the attempted crime had been carried out. Abandonment of the attempt may constitute a not guilty defence, depending partly on the extent to which the attempt was abandoned freely and voluntarily. Early common law did not punish attempts; the law of attempt was not recognised by common law until the case of b. Rex v. Scofield in 1784.: 669 The essence of the crime of attempt in legal terms is that the defendant has failed to commit the actus reus (the Latin term for the "guilty act") of the full offense, but has the direct and specific intent to commit that full offense. The normal rule for establishing criminal liability is to prove an actus reus accompanied by a mens rea ("guilty mind") at the relevant time (see concurrence and strict liability offenses as the exception to the rule).

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  1. attempted

    Attempted refers to the action of trying to carry out or achieve something, typically something difficult or complex. It's the act of making an effort or striving towards a particular goal or objective, usually without success. The term is often used in legal context to mean the commencement of an act that is not completed, but shows an intention to commit a crime.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Attempted

    of Attempt

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  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'attempted' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3554

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of attempted in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of attempted in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of attempted in a Sentence

  1. Donald Trump:

    This was an attempted takeover of our government, of our country, an illegal takeover, if it were the other way around, where I was doing it to President Obama or a Democrat, it would be virtually the maximum sentence that you can find.

  2. Pamela Geller:

    This is a Muslim leader who is attacking me, insulting me, in -- in ad hominem attacks, and isn't that generous of her? the problem is that a group ... attempted to open fire on a gathering of free speech. ... No one is saying that there aren't peaceful Muslims, but there is a problem in Islam, as illustrated last night. And anyone that addresses it gets attacked in this same way.

  3. Miftah Shinkara:

    Warplanes attempted to bomb a military place but it seems they missed the target.

  4. Brent McIntosh:

    We've attempted to come up with an equitable methodology that works for all passenger air carriers, and we don't want to engage in individual negotiations that would require us to make changes across the carriers.

  5. Yulia Skripal:

    We are so lucky to have both survived this attempted assassination. Our recovery has been slow and extremely painful, as I try to come to terms with the devastating changes thrust upon me both physically and emotionally, I take one day at a time and want to help care for my Dad till his full recovery. In the longer term I hope to return home to my country.

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