FRACTURE
1. Material separates into two parts. Typically caused by mechanical failure. 2. Bone breaking; many types exist, such as complete or incomplete breakage.
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Evidence 2
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Criminal Law (Emanuel)
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TENSILE STRENGTH
Resistance to being elongated and is the maximum stress that a material can stand before it fractures or is deformed permanently. Also known as tension.
TOUGHNESS
A material’s property enabling it to absorb and distribute large energy amounts from repeated shocks or impacts before it begins to deform, fracture or fail.
FRAGILITY
Category of how easily damage can occur from external pressure. Measure of an items’ susceptibility to fracture. To fail or loose value.
FATIGUE
1.the diminshed capacity to perform due to tiredness. It happens due to exertion and can cause illness. 2. when a material can fracture under stress. Refer to fatigue strength.
ELONGATION
a tension test of the ductility of a material. Higher elongation mean higher ductility. Measures the increase in the gauge-length of a test specimen. Ends at fracture of its original gauge length.
BRITTLENESS
A material is brittle if, when subjected to stress, it breaks without significant deformation (strain). Brittle materials absorb relatively little energy prior to fracture, even those of high strength.
WOUND
In criminal cases, the definition of a “wound” is an injury to the person hywhich the skin is broken. State v. Leonard, 22 Mo. 451; Moriarty v. Brooks, 6 Car. & P.084.”In
Non compos mentis
Lat. Not of sound mind. A generic term applicable to all insane persons, of whatsoever specific type the insanity may be and from whatever cause arising, provided there be an entire loss
