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Instantaneous

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Black's Law Dictionary

Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910

An "instantaneous" crime is one which is fully consummated or completed in and by a single act (such as arson or murder) as distinguished from one which involves a series or repetition of acts. See U. S. v. Owen (In C.) 32 Fed. 537.