committing an act, beyond thinking or speaking, towards carrying out a crime; a situation in which a person would have committed a crime except that he or she failed or was prevented from doing so by an outside occurrence or person.

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1. committing an act, beyond thinking or speaking, towards carrying out a crime; a situation in which a person would have committed a crime except that he or she failed or was prevented from doing so by an outside occurrence or person.