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If the law is on your side, pound the law. If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If neither the law nor the facts are on your side, pound the table.
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Legal Definitions - Overt act
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Definition of Overt act
Overt act
An overt act is a clear and open action that shows an intention to commit a crime.
- Buying a lock pick set
- Breaking into a house
- Asking someone to provide a false alibi
These examples illustrate overt acts because they are clear and open actions that show an intention to commit a crime. Buying a lock pick set shows an intention to break into a house, breaking into a house is an obvious criminal act, and asking someone to provide a false alibi shows an intention to cover up a crime.
Where you see wrong or inequality or injustice, speak out, because this is your country. This is your democracy. Make it. Protect it. Pass it on.
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Simple Definition
Term: Overt act
Definition: An overt act is a clear and obvious action that shows someone's intention to commit a crime. It is something that can be seen or heard by others and is not hidden or secret. For example, if someone is planning to rob a bank, an overt act might be buying a gun or casing the bank to see when it is busiest. Overt acts are important in criminal cases because they can be used as evidence to prove that someone had the intent to commit a crime.
A 'reasonable person' is a legal fiction I'm pretty sure I've never met.
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