Look up: criminal-law


  1. Criminal Law
    [Temporary Provisions] The Criminal Law (Temporary Provisions) Act (often known by the abbreviation "CLTPA") is a Singapore statute that, among other things, allows the executive branch of the Government of Singapore to order that suspected criminals be detained without trial. It was introdu...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Law_(Temporary_Provisions)_Act_(Singa

  2. Criminal Law
    [Sexual Offences] The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 is an Act of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament) which was passed to plug the hole left by the Supreme Court decision in CC v. Ireland which struck down as unconstitutional a seventy year old provision on statutory rape. The Act pro...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Law_(Sexual_Offences)_Act_2006

  3. criminal law
    [n] - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=criminal%20law

  4. Criminal Law
    Branch of law setting out societal standards for correct behaviour and conferring maximum penalties for non-compliance.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20474

  5. Criminal Law
    the law that covers behaviour that society has decided should be prevented - e.g., assault, theft or driving with excess alcohol
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  6. criminal law
    Body of law that defines the public wrongs (crimes) that are punishable by the state and establishes methods of prosecution and punishment. It is distinct from civil law, which dea...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  7. Criminal law
    Concerned with the relationship between the individual and the general public. Criminal actions (e.g. motoring offences) are usually brought by the state. The principal function of criminal proceedings is to punish the offender. Criminal cases are tried by a magistrates' court or a crown court
    Found op http://www.elc.org.uk/pages/lawlegalglossary.htm

  8. criminal law
    A branch of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging and trial of suspected persons, and fixes the penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?criminal+law

  9. criminal law
    noun the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=criminal%20law



  1. criminal law
    the body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected persons, and fixes penalties and modes ... [17 related articles]
    Found op http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/c/159

  2. Criminal Law
    [film] Criminal Law is a film directed by Martin Campbell, released in 1989. ==Plot== Attorney Ben Chase successfully defends Martin Thiel, a wealthy young psychopathic playboy, getting him acquitted of a series of brutal murders — only to find out later that Thiel is indeed a serial kille...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Law_(film)

  3. criminal law
    criminal law, the branch of law that defines crimes, treats of their nature, and provides for their punishment. A tort is a civil wrong committed against an individual; a crime, on the other hand, is regarded as an offense committed against the public, even though only one individual may have been w...
    Found op http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/society/A0814044.html

  4. Criminal Law
    A set of legal rules and guidelines set aside for any criminal activity that causes harm to the general public.People convicted under criminal law can be given punishment in the form of fines and even imprisonment after the crime has been legally proved.It helps in maintaining welfare and protection...
    Found op http://www.legal-explanations.com/definitions/criminal-law.htm

  5. Criminal Law
    Criminal law is the law relating to crimes. The general theory of the common law is, that all wrongs are divisible into two species: first, civil or private wrongs or torts; secondly, criminal or public wrongs. The former are to be redressed by private suits or remedies instituted by the parties inj...
    Found op http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AC1.HTM

  6. criminal law
    Body of law that defines the public wrongs (crimes) that are punishable by the state and establishes methods of prosecution and punishment. It is distinct from civil law, which deals with legal relationships between individuals (including organizations), such as contract law. The laws of each countr...
    Found op http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/encyclopaedia/hutchinson/m0017161.html

  7. Criminal Law
    [Consolidation] The Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to consolidate certain enactments creating offences and relating to the criminal law of Scotland. ==Part I - Sexual Offences== ===Incest and related offences==...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Law_(Consolidation)_(Scotland)_Act_19

  8. Criminal law
    Criminal law, is the body of law that relates to crime. It might be defined as the body of rules that defines conduct that is not allowed because it is held to threaten, harm or endanger the safety and welfare of people, and that sets out the punishment to be imposed on people who do not obey these...
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_law

  9. Criminal Law
    [Sexual Offences and Related Matters] The Criminal Law (Sexual Offences and Related Matters) Amendment Act, 2007 (Act No. 32 of 2007; also referred to as the Sexual Offences Act) is a South African Act of Parliament which comprehensively revised and codified the law relating to sex offences....
    Found op http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_Law_(Sexual_Offences_and_Related_Matt

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