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Crime
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CrimeAn act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
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Omission
An omission is the neglect to perform what the law requires.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.
State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.
Commission
1) Contracts, civil law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This term is frequently used synonymously with mandate. 2) Criminal law. The act of perpetrating an offence. 3) Office. Persons authorized to act in a certain matter. 4) practice. An instrument issued by a court of, justice, or other competent tribunal, to authorize a person to take depositions, or do any other act by authority of such court, or tribunal, is called a commission. 5) Government. Letters-patent granted by the government, under the public seal, to a person appointed to an office, giving him authority to perform the duties of his office.
Fine
"1) A sum of money, which, by judgment of a competent jurisdiction, is required to be paid for the punishment of an offence. 2) The amount paid by the tenant, on his entrance, to the lord. 3) A special kind of conveyance.
Imprisonment
1) The restraint of a person contrary to his will. Imprisonment is either lawful or unlawful; lawful imprisonment is used either for crimes or for the appearance of a party in a civil suit, or on arrest in execution. 2) Imprisonment for crimes is either for the appearance of a person accused, as when he cannot give bail; or it is the effect of a sentence, and then it is a part of the punishnient. 3) Imprisonment in civil cases takes place when a defendant on being sued on bailable process refuses or cannot give the bail legally demanded, or is under a capias ad satisfaciendum, when he is taken in execution under a judgment.
Punishment
Criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person, for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court.
Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Assistance
A French term, reflecting the civilian equivalent of salvage, based on the Roman law concept of negotiorum gestio (management of the business of another), whereby the "assistant" is remunerated for his efforts to save ship and cargo, regardless of whether or not those efforts are successful. In French internal law, "assistance", referring to salvage of a ship, cargo, and/or persons in peril at sea, is distinguished from "sauvetage".
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Peril
The accident by which a thing is lost.
Report
1) Legislation. A statement made by a committee to a legislative assembly, of facts of which they were charged to inquire. 2) Practice. A certificate to the court made by a master in chancery, commissioner or other person appointed by the court, of the facts or matters to be ascertained by him, or of something of which it is his duty to inform the court.
Case
1) Practice. A contested question before a court of justicea suit or action a cause. 2) An agreement in writing, between a plaintiff and defendant, that the facts in dispute between them are as there agreed upon and mentioned
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
Abuse
Every thing which is contrary to good order established by usage.
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Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crime of passion (jail)
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner serving time on a sex crime.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Crimey
In the US penitentiary slang, a best friend or co-defendant.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal attorney
Normally refers to an attorney dealing with criminal law, although technically speaking a criminal attorney might also be an attorney who is a criminal.
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal defense attorney
An attorney who has specialized in defending individuals who have been accused of a criminal offense.
Criminal insanity
Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
Criminal justice system
The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal law
Body of law that deals with disputes or actions involving criminal penalties, it regulates the conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and provides punishment for criminal acts.
Criminal lawyer
A lawyer who specializes in criminal law cases and litigation.
Criminal legal advice
Legal advice about a criminal case.
Criminal letters
An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime.
Criminal summons
An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
Crimination
The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty.
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Crew
Those persons who are employed in the navigation of a vessel.
Crewman
A foreign national serving in a capacity required for normal operations and service on board a vessel or aircraft.
Cri de pais
Cri de pais or cry de pais. Literally, cry of the country. In England, when a felony has been committed, hue and cry may be raised by the country, in the absence of the constable. It is then cry de pays.
Crib-biting
A defect in horses, which consists in biting the crib while in the stable.
Crier
An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of juustice.
Crime
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal insanity
Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Omission
An omission is the neglect to perform what the law requires.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Each
Every one of the two or more composing the whole.
State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.
Commission
1) Contracts, civil law. When one undertakes, without reward, to do something for another in respect to a thing bailed. This term is frequently used synonymously with mandate. 2) Criminal law. The act of perpetrating an offence. 3) Office. Persons authorized to act in a certain matter. 4) practice. An instrument issued by a court of, justice, or other competent tribunal, to authorize a person to take depositions, or do any other act by authority of such court, or tribunal, is called a commission. 5) Government. Letters-patent granted by the government, under the public seal, to a person appointed to an office, giving him authority to perform the duties of his office.
Fine
"1) A sum of money, which, by judgment of a competent jurisdiction, is required to be paid for the punishment of an offence. 2) The amount paid by the tenant, on his entrance, to the lord. 3) A special kind of conveyance.
Imprisonment
1) The restraint of a person contrary to his will. Imprisonment is either lawful or unlawful; lawful imprisonment is used either for crimes or for the appearance of a party in a civil suit, or on arrest in execution. 2) Imprisonment for crimes is either for the appearance of a person accused, as when he cannot give bail; or it is the effect of a sentence, and then it is a part of the punishnient. 3) Imprisonment in civil cases takes place when a defendant on being sued on bailable process refuses or cannot give the bail legally demanded, or is under a capias ad satisfaciendum, when he is taken in execution under a judgment.
Punishment
Criminal law. Some pain or penalty warranted by law, inflicted on a person, for the commission of a crime or misdemeanor, or for the omission of the performance of an act required by law, by the judgment and command of some lawful court.
Cases
General term for an action, cause, suit, or controversy, at law or in equity; questions contested before a court of justice.
Crime
An act or omission which is prohibited by criminal law. Each state sets out a limited series of acts (crimes) which are prohibited and punishes the commission of these acts by a fine, imprisonment or some other form of punishment. In exceptional cases, an omission to act can constitute a crime, such as failing to give assistance to a person in peril or failing to report a case of child abuse.
Assistance
A French term, reflecting the civilian equivalent of salvage, based on the Roman law concept of negotiorum gestio (management of the business of another), whereby the "assistant" is remunerated for his efforts to save ship and cargo, regardless of whether or not those efforts are successful. In French internal law, "assistance", referring to salvage of a ship, cargo, and/or persons in peril at sea, is distinguished from "sauvetage".
Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.
Peril
The accident by which a thing is lost.
Report
1) Legislation. A statement made by a committee to a legislative assembly, of facts of which they were charged to inquire. 2) Practice. A certificate to the court made by a master in chancery, commissioner or other person appointed by the court, of the facts or matters to be ascertained by him, or of something of which it is his duty to inform the court.
Case
1) Practice. A contested question before a court of justicea suit or action a cause. 2) An agreement in writing, between a plaintiff and defendant, that the facts in dispute between them are as there agreed upon and mentioned
Child
Generally, an unmarried person under 21 years of age who is: a child born in wedlock; a stepchild, provided that the child was under 18 years of age at the time that the marriage creating the stepchild relationship occurred; a legitimated child, provided that the child was legitimated while in the legal custody of the legitimating parent; a child born out of wedlock, when a benefit is sought on the basis of its relationship with its mother, or to its father if the father has or had a bona fide relationship with the child; a child adopted while under 16 years of age who has resided since adoption in the legal custody of the adopting parents for at least 2 years; or an orphan, under 16 years of age, who has been adopted abroad by a U.S. citizen or has an immediate-relative visa petition submitted in his/her behalf and is coming to the United States for adoption by a U.S. citizen.
Abuse
Every thing which is contrary to good order established by usage.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crime of passion (jail)
In the US penitentiary slang, a prisoner serving time on a sex crime.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Crimey
In the US penitentiary slang, a best friend or co-defendant.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal attorney
Normally refers to an attorney dealing with criminal law, although technically speaking a criminal attorney might also be an attorney who is a criminal.
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal defense attorney
An attorney who has specialized in defending individuals who have been accused of a criminal offense.
Criminal insanity
Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
Criminal justice system
The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
Criminal law
Body of law that deals with disputes or actions involving criminal penalties, it regulates the conduct of individuals, defines crimes, and provides punishment for criminal acts.
Criminal lawyer
A lawyer who specializes in criminal law cases and litigation.
Criminal legal advice
Legal advice about a criminal case.
Criminal letters
An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime.
Criminal summons
An order commanding an accused to appear in court.
Crimination
The act by which a party accused, is proved to be guilty.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Crew
Those persons who are employed in the navigation of a vessel.
Crewman
A foreign national serving in a capacity required for normal operations and service on board a vessel or aircraft.
Cri de pais
Cri de pais or cry de pais. Literally, cry of the country. In England, when a felony has been committed, hue and cry may be raised by the country, in the absence of the constable. It is then cry de pays.
Crib-biting
A defect in horses, which consists in biting the crib while in the stable.
Crier
An inferior officer of a court, whose duty it is to open and adjourn the court, when ordered by the judges; to make proclamations and obey the directions of the court in anything which concerns the administration of juustice.
Crime
Crime against nature
Sodomy.
Crimen falsi
Civil law, crime. It is a fraudulent alteration, or forgery, to conceal or alter the truth, to the prejudice of another. This crime may, be committed in three ways, namely: 1) By forgery. 2) By false declarations or false oath, perjury. 3) By acts; as, by dealing with false weights and measures, by altering the current coin, by making false keys, and the like.
Criminal
Relating to, or having the character of crime
Criminal conversation
Criminal law. This phrase is usually employed to denote the crime of adultery.
Criminal insanity
Lack of mental capacity to do or abstain from doing a particular act; inability to distinguish right from wrong.
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