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at·tempt·ed adj: characterized by an intent to commit and effort taken to commit a specified crime that fails or is preventedattempted forgery
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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attempted — [[t]əte̱mptɪd[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n An attempted crime or unlawful action is an unsuccessful effort to commit the crime or action. ...a case of attempted murder... The attempted coup took place in January … English dictionary
Attempted — Attempt At*tempt (?; 215), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Attempted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Attempting}.] [OF. atenter, also spelt atempter, F. attenter, fr. L. attentare to attempt; ad + tentare, temptare, to touch, try, v. intens. of tendere to stretch. See… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attempted — at|tempt|ed [ ə temptəd ] adjective * used about things that someone tries to do but does not succeed in doing, especially things that are wrong or illegal: attempted murder/rape/robbery/suicide Leaders of the attempted coup were rounded up and… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
attempted */ — UK [əˈtemptɪd] / US [əˈtemptəd] adjective used about things that someone tries to do but does not succeed in doing, especially things that are wrong or illegal attempted murder/rape/robbery/suicide Leaders of the attempted coup were rounded up… … English dictionary
attempted — adjective Tried, with the connotation of failure. She is facing jail time for attempted robbery … Wiktionary
attempted — adj. Attempted is used with these nouns: ↑arson, ↑assassin, ↑assassination, ↑assault, ↑break in, ↑burglary, ↑coup, ↑escape, ↑extortion, ↑fraud, ↑manslaughter, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
attempted — un·attempted; … English syllables
attempted — [əˈtemptɪd] adj used about crimes that someone tries to commit without success attempted murder[/ex] … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
attempted — adjective tried unsuccessfully (Freq. 2) attempted murder • Similar to: ↑unsuccessful … Useful english dictionary
attempted suicide — n. An unsuccessful try at taking one s own life. There is also no unanimity as to whether this is a criminal act. Webster s New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000 … Law dictionary
