Definition of criminal law Criminal law
crim•i•nal law
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What does criminal law mean?
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| criminal law - the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment | ||
| legal code a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws" | ||
| jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do | ||
| riot act a former English law requiring mobs to disperse after a magistrate reads the law to them | ||
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Wiktionary 
- criminal law (Noun)
The area of law pertaining to crime and punishment.
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criminal law
That body of the law that deals with conduct considered so harmful to society as a whole that it is prohibited by statute, prosecuted and punished by the government.\n(Source: DUHA)
