DANGEROUS-PROXIMITY TEST

dangerous-proximity test.Criminal law. A common-law test for the crime of attempt, focusing on  whether  the  defendant  is  dangerously  close  to  completing  the  offense.  •  Factors  include  the gravity  of  the  potential crime, the apprehension  of the  victim, and the  uncertainty  of the  crime’s occurrence. See ATTEMPT(2). [Cases: Criminal Law    44. C.J.S. Criminal Law §§ 114–123.] [Blacks Law 8th]