| NOUN | communication | criminal law | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment |
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| Meaning | The body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment. | |
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| Category of | 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 |
| charge, complaint | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense | |
| conviction, judgment of conviction, condemnation, sentence | (criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed | |
| crime, criminal offense, criminal offence, law-breaking | (criminal law) an act punishable by law | |
| insanity plea, plea of insanity | (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time | |
| nolo contendere, non vult | (law) an answer of 'no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects / subjects him to conviction | |
| partial verdict | (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others | |
| 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 | |
| Category | law, jurisprudence | The collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Parts | Riot Act | A former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them |
| Broader | legal code | A code of laws adopted by a state / state or nation |
| Spanish | derecho penal | |
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