attempt
- The initiation but not completion of an intended criminal action, having taken significant steps to execute it but without success
- He was charged with the attempt of a bank robbery, though he was caught before he could execute it.
- The police arrested her for the attempt of arson because they found evidence she tried to set the building on fire.
- The judge sentenced him for his attempt to forge the documents, even though he wasn't successful.
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