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criminal law

noun

  1. the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments.


criminal law

noun

  1. the body of law dealing with the constitution of offences and the punishment of offenders
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of criminal law1

First recorded in 1580–90
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He said he was "looking for responsibility, criminal law" to be applied.

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“And it wasn’t that difficult. I added the criminal law element as opposed to just entertainment law to give the show a bit of a wider foundation,†he says.

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It is also an offence under Nigeria's criminal law.

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In my previous story, I wrote about citizens assemblies, which function similar to juries, but deal with making policy rather than civil or criminal law.

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He also lacked significant management and criminal law experience and had repeated numerous false conspiracy theories.

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