Attempt
Main article: AttemptIn R v Creamer, the court said obiter that attempted manslaughter is not an offence known to law.
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Famous quotes containing the word attempt:
“Science offends the modesty of all real women. It makes them feel as though it were an attempt to peek under their skin—or, worse yet, under their dress and ornamentation!”
—Friedrich Nietzsche (1844–1900)
“The recent attempt to secure a charter from the State of North Dakota for a lottery company, the pending effort to obtain from the State of Louisiana a renewal of the charter of the Louisiana State Lottery, and the establishment of one or more lottery companies at Mexican towns near our border, have served the good purpose of calling public attention to an evil of vast proportions.”
—Benjamin Harrison (1833–1901)
“The only reason for the existence of a novel is that it does attempt to represent life.”
—Henry James (1843–1916)