Look up: criminal-code

1. criminal code
   (from the article `crime`) Criminal behaviour is defined by the laws of particular jurisdictions, and there are sometimes vast differences between and even within countries ... ...to both partners, even in divorce. The women of the king`s harem were subject to severe punishment, including beating, maiming, and death, along ... [2 rel...
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2. Criminal code
   A `criminal code` (or `penal code`) is a document which compiles all, or a significant amount of, a particular jurisdiction`s criminal law. Typically a criminal code will contain offences which are recognised in the jurisdiction, penalties which might be imposed for these offences and some general p...
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3. Criminal Procedure Code
   (from the article `Indian law`) ...to escape, India has modified it in only marginal respects. This is remarkable in view of the extreme rarity of the code`s coincidence with the ...
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