criminal offence
61offence — A felony or misdemeanor; a breach of the criminal laws; violation of law for which penalty is prescribed. The word offense, while sometimes used in various senses, generally implies a felony or a misdemeanor infringing public as distinguished… …
62Criminal Law (Sexual Offences) Act 2006 — 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 …
63Criminal speech — Part of a series on Censorship By media …
64criminal libel — noun Law the offence of making a malicious defamatory statement in a permanent form …
65Strict liability (criminal) — In criminal law, strict liability is liability for which mens rea (Latin for guilty mind ) does not have to be proven in relation to one or more elements comprising the actus reus (Latin for guilty act ) although intention, recklessness or… …
66Omissions in English criminal law — The omissions of individuals are generally not criminalised in English criminal law, subject to situations of special duty, contractual duty, and the creation of dangerous situations. Whilst other jurisdictions have adopted general statutory… …
67statutory offence — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offense, ↑regulatory offense, ↑regulatory offence • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ …
68regulatory offence — noun crimes created by statutes and not by common law • Syn: ↑statutory offense, ↑statutory offence, ↑regulatory offense • Hypernyms: ↑crime, ↑offense, ↑criminal offense, ↑criminal offence, ↑ …
69summary offence — /sʌməri əˈfɛns/ (say sumuhree uh fens) noun Law a minor criminal offence triable before a magistrate without a jury …
70Topic outline of criminal justice — Criminal justice refers to the system used by government to maintain social control, enforce laws, and administer justice. Law enforcement (police), courts, and corrections are the primary agencies charged with these responsibilities. See the… …
