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Crime at Legal Glossary What is it? A type of behavior that is has been defined by the state, as deserving of punishment which usually includes imprisonment. Crimes and their punishments are defined by Congress and state legislatures.
Crimes Against Humanity definition:
An international criminal justice offence; the perpetration of acts of war upon a civilian, non-soldier population.
Crime
An illegal act involving violation of law and and causing harm to public in genearl or any particular member of the public.
CRIME OF VIOLENCE - The term 'crime of violence' means an offense that is a felony and has as one of its essential elements the use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force against the person or property of another, ...
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Capital Crime: A crime punishable by death.
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Capital crime - A crime punishable by death.
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Capital Crime: A crime punishable by death.
Capital offense: A crime punishable by death.
Case law: The law as laid down in cases that have been decided in the decisions of the courts.
Elements of a Crime: Specific factors that define a crime which the prosecution must prove beyond a reasonable doubt in order to obtain a conviction.
CRIME
It is 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.
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Criminal Law - The statutes that forbid certain actions or conduct as detrimental to the welfare of the state and that provide punishment. Criminal acts are prosecuted by the Prosecuting Attorney.
Crime -An act in violation of the penal laws of a state or the United States. A positive or negative act in violation of penal law.
Criminal justice system- The network of courts and tribunals which deal with criminal law and its enforcement.
CRIME - A positive or negative act in violation of penal law; an offense against the state classified either as a felony or misdemeanor.
crime An activity dangerous to the whole of society, as determined by law.
criminal law Body of law defining crimes and the punishments therefore; as distinguished from civil law.
Crime Victim Compensation Program: Awards money to crime victims and their families for medical, mental health, dental, funeral expenses, lost wages and loss of support.
Capital crime: A crime punishable by death.
Caption: The heading on a legal document listing the parties, the court, the case number, and related information.
Capital Crime - A crime punishable by death.
Calendar - List of cases scheduled for hearing in court.
Capital Crime - A crime possibly punishable by death.
Caption - The heading on a legal document listing the parties, the court, the case number, and related information.
Case Law - Law established by previous decisions of appellate courts.
CAPITAL CRIME. One for the punishment of which death is inflicted, which punishment is called capital punishment. Dane's Ab. Index, h. t.
Crime
Definition - Noun
[Middle French, from Latin crimen fault, accusation, crime]
1 : conduct that is prohibited and has a specific punishment (as incarceration or fine) prescribed by public law
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Crime
a violation of law which is an offense against the state and generally punishable by some form of penalty which could include prison or jail time. Crimes are defined as serious felonies or less serious misdemeanors.
Crime - Conduct declared unlawful by a legislative body and for which there is a punishment of a jail or prison term, a fine or both.
A crime or tort is aggravated if the circumstances make it worse or more serious than it would otherwise be. For example, assault may become "aggravated assault" if the defendant uses or brandishes a deadly weapon.
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A crime that occurs when one person tries to physically harm another in a way that makes the person under attack feel immediately threatened.
A crime carrying a penalty of more than a year in prison.
File
To place a paper in the official custody of the clerk of court to enter into the files or records of a case.
A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the country in which it occurs.
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The crime must be caused by some conduct by the accused.
That conduct need not be a direct cause of the crime, but can be through the agency of others.
The crimes for which soldiers are most usually tried are desertion, absence without leave, loss of necessaries, violence or insubordination to superiors, drunkenness, and various forms of conduct to the prejudice of discipline.
Felony - A crime more serious than a misdemeanor, carrying a penalty of possible incarceration in a state prison facility.
white collar crime
n. a generic term for crimes involving commercial fraud, cheating consumers, swindles, insider trading on the stock market, embezzlement and other forms of dishonest business schemes.
FELONY A crime more serious in nature than a misdemeanor; i.e., aggravated battery as opposed to simple battery.
Offense
A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the state in which it occurs. Spelled "offence" in Commonwealth countries.
felony - A crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term of not less than one year, and the crime is of a more serious nature than a misdemeanor.
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FELONY - A crime considered to be of a graver nature than a misdemeanor and punishable by more than a year in prison. Examples of felonies include murder, kidnapping, manslaughter, burglary, robbery, and certain types of sexual abuse.
felony - A crime of a graver or more serious nature than those designated as misdemeanor; e.g. aggravated assault (felony) as contrasted with simple assault (misdemeanor).
PERJURY: A crime in which a person knowingly makes a false statement while under oath in court. In some jurisdictions, making a false statement in a legal document can also be considered perjury.
MISDEMEANOR: Crime that is punishable by less than one year in jail, such as minor theft and simple assault that does not result in substantial bodily injury.
Perjury
The crime of telling a lie under oath.
Petition
A formal request. An example is a petition for review (appeal).
incest - The crime of sexual intercourse between a male and a female who are so closely related they would not legally be allowed to marry.
TOP Pardon : A pardon is a government decision to allow a person who has been convicted of a crime, to be free and absolved of that conviction, as if never convicted.
Abet The act of encouraging or inciting another to do a certain thing, such as a crime. For example, many countries will equally punish a person who aids or abets another to commit a crime. Ab initio Latin: from the start.
the rights of individuals and legal entities (e.g., trusts, corporations, partnerships) providing injured parties with court-enforced remedies for breaches of duty (causes of action) arising from contract, negligence, intentional torts, and crimes.
AccusedA person or company charged with a crime; the defendant in a criminal trial.AcquittalA finding of "not guilty" in a criminal case.ActA law passed by the provincial or federal legislature. Acts are also referred to as 'statutes'.
Search warrant: Written order (normally issued by a judge or peace commissioner) giving gardai permission to enter private property, to search for and seize evidence of the commission of a crime, ...
By an ordeal, appeal was made to divine authority to decide the guilt or innocence of one accused of a crime or to choose between disputants. This custom was known to ancient peoples as well as to those of fairly advanced material culture.
A special criminal law option available in Medieval times to persons who had just committed a crime, allowing them to seek refuge in a church or monastery.
The body of the offense; the fact of a crime.Ex delicto. Out of fault or a fault; arising from a tort or wrong - misconduct, negligence, crime.Flagrante delicto.
Impeachment is a trial held before Parliament of someone who is charged with a crime against the State. It is usually a charge against a public official.
Children under 10 are considered too young to be found guilty of a crime. Young people between 10 and 14 years of age may be found guilty of a crime, if the courts believe that they knew that what they were doing was wrong.
Preliminary Hearing - Synonymous with "preliminary examination"; the hearing given a person charged with a crime by a judge to determine whether he should be held for trial.
Accomplice - 1. A partner in a crime. 2. A person who knowingly and voluntarily participates with another in a criminal activity.
Accretion - The increase or accumulation of land by natural causes, as out of a lake or river.
moral turpitudeImmorality. An element of crimes inherently bad (malum in se), as opposed to crimes bad merely because forbidden by statute (malum prohibitum).
motionA formal request presented to a court.
Accessorius sequitur - Accessorius sequitur One who is an accessory to the crime cannot be guilty of a more serious crime than the principal offender
Actus reus - A guilty deed or act
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PANNEL
Scotch law. A person, accused of a crime; one indicted. ... more
PAPER-BOOK
practice. A book or paper containing an abstract of all the facts and pleadings necessary, to the full understanding of a case. 2. Courts... more ...
Defendant - a person accused of a crime or a person being sued in a civil action.
De Jure - Latin meaning in law or lawfully.
Dismissal with Prejudice - prevents an identical lawsuit from being filed later.
Beyond a Reasonable Doubt: The standard in a criminal case requiring that the jury be satisfied to a moral certainty that every element of a crime has been proven by the prosecution.
Ex parte proceeding- Action Circumstances which render a crime less aggravated, heinous, or reprehensible than it would otherwise be.
Expungement -The process by which the record of criminal conviction is destroyed or sealed.
Criminal law: The public law that deals with crimes and their prosecution.
Decision: An authoritative ruling (such as a judgment) that a court makes after a consideration of fact and/or law.
The Latin term "Doli incapax" means, in a UK legal context: "incapable of crime".
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