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Which of the Following Is a Defense Used When a Person's

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Which of the following is a defense used when a person's intended end constitutes a crime,but the actor does not complete the act that would have been a crime because of circumstances unknown to him or her or beyond his or her control?


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Surface Structure

In linguistics, it refers to the literal arrangement of words in a sentence, as opposed to the deeper, abstract meaning.

Syntax

The set of rules, principles, and processes that govern the structure of sentences in a given language, especially the order of words.

Semantics

The branch of linguistics and logic concerned with meaning, including the ways meaning is structured in language and interpreted by people.

Grammatics

The study of grammar, which is the system and structure of a language including syntax, morphology, and phonology.

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