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INSTANTANEOUS Definition & Legal Meaning

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An “instantaneous” crime is one which is fully consummated or completed in and by a single act (such as arson or murder) as distinguished from one which Involves a series or repetition of acts. See U. S. v. Owen (D. C.) 32 Fed. 537.

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