criminal law

Noun
  1. The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (synset 106551169)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    associated with:
    • crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking - (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
    • condemnation, conviction, judgment of conviction, sentence - (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed
    • partial verdict - (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others
    • nolo contendere, non vult - (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction
    • insanity plea, plea of insanity - (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time
    • charge, complaint - (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense
    • plea bargain, plea bargaining - (criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to drop a more serious charge
    • principal - (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement
    • bail, bail bond, bond - (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial
    is a type of: legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation
    has: riot act - a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them

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