INCHOATE

inchoate (in-koh-it), adj. Partially completed or imperfectly formed; just begun. Cf. CHOATE. — inchoateness, n. “The word ‘inchoate,’ not much used in ordinary discourse, means ‘just begun,’ ‘undeveloped.’ The common law has given birth to three general offences which are usually termed ‘inchoate’ or ‘preliminary’ crimes — attempt, conspiracy, and incitement. A principal feature of […]