criminal law
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1. the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication)
hypernym | : | legal code, |
definition | : | a code of laws adopted by a state or nation (noun.communication) |
part holonym | : | riot act, |
definition | : | a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them (noun.communication) |
domain category | : | jurisprudence, law, |
definition | : | the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group) |
domain member category | : | partial verdict, |
definition | : | (criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others (noun.act) |
domain member category | : | nolo contendere, non vult, |
definition | : | (law) an answer of `no contest' by a defendant who does not admit guilt but that subjects him to conviction (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | insanity plea, plea of insanity, |
definition | : | (criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | charge, complaint, |
definition | : | (criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | plea bargain, plea bargaining, |
definition | : | (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 (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | principal, |
definition | : | (criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement (noun.person) |
domain member category | : | bail, bail bond, bond, |
definition | : | (criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial (noun.possession) |
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