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inchoate

Source:
A Dictionary of Law
Author(s):
Jonathan LawJonathan Law

inchoate adj. 

Incomplete. Certain acts, although not constituting a complete offence, are nonetheless prohibited by the criminal law because they constitute steps towards the complete offence. These inchoate offences include incitement (Race Relations Board v Applin [1973] QB 815), attempt (Jones [1990] 1 WLR 1057), and conspiracy (R v Anderson [1986] AC 27).