Unequivocality test

{{Short description|Standard for distinguishing between preparation and attempt in a criminal case}}

The unequivocality test is a standard for distinguishing between preparation and attempt in a criminal case.Criminal Law - Cases and Materials, 7th ed. 2012, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business; John Kaplan, Robert Weisberg, Guyora Binder, {{ISBN|978-1-4548-0698-1}}, [https://law.stanford.edu/publications/criminal-law-cases-and-materials-7th-edition/]{{rp|683}} When a person's conduct, in itself, shows that the person unequivocally and without reasonable doubt, actually intends to carry out a crime, then the conduct is a criminal attempt to commit that crime.{{rp|683}}