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  • 21criminal — 1. adjective a) Being against the law; forbidden by law. Printing such asinine opinions without rebuttal is criminal, even when not libel! b) Guilty of breaking the law. His criminal record shows his resistance to all crime prevention and… …

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  • 22offence — [[t]əfe̱ns[/t]] ♦♦♦ offences (The spelling offense is used in American English. The pronunciation [[t]ɔ͟ːfens[/t]] is used for meaning 3.) 1) N COUNT An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment.… …

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  • 23criminal — 1 / krIminFl/ adjective 1 related to or connected with crime: criminal behaviour | The boy had shown criminal tendencies since early adolescence. | a criminal offence (=a crime that can be punished by law) | criminal element (=people within a… …

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  • 24criminal law — noun the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (Freq. 1) • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Members of this Topic: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence …

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  • 25criminal — crim|i|nal1 W2S3 [ˈkrımınəl] adj [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: criminel, from Late Latin criminalis, from Latin crimen; CRIME] 1.) relating to crime ▪ Experts cannot agree on the causes of criminal behaviour . ▪ I was sure he was involved… …

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  • 26Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 — The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008[1] Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to make provision for the making of orders for s …

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  • 27criminal*/*/ — [ˈkrɪmɪn(ə)l] noun [C] I someone who has committed a crime The scheme is designed to help former criminals find jobs.[/ex] • Words often used with criminal Adjectives often used with criminal (noun) ■ habitual, hardened, known, notorious +… …

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  • 28Criminal Law Act 1967 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title An Act to amend the law of England and Wales by abolishing the division of crimes into felonies and misdemeanours and to amend and simplify the law in respect of matters arising from or …

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  • 29Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 (India) — Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 Criminal law in India An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to Criminal Procedure. Citation Act No. 2 of 1974 Enacted by …

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  • 30Criminal code section 342 — Criminal Code of Canada Section 342 is stated in part IX which is called Offences against Rights of Property [1]. It deals specifically with Offences Resembling Theft . This criminal code is closely related with how computer crime is defined and… …

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