Which of the following is a defense used when a person's intended end constitutes a crime,but the actor does not complete the act that would have been a crime because of circumstances unknown to him or her or beyond his or her control?

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This defense is called factual impossibility. This occurs because although the intended end would have been a crime, the actor's actions could not have been completed due to circumstances unknown to them or beyond their control. This is not pure legal impossibility because the act attempted could have been a crime if not for the circumstances. Genuine legal impossibility and legal impossibility are not applicable in this scenario.

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