Tag: Crime

  • Homicide

    Homicide in United States Homicide Definition in Legal History Homicide is any killing of a human being. To constitute homicide, the killing must be of a living human being; the death must have been caused by the act or omission of the accused; death must happen within a year and […]

  • Arson

    Arson in United States Arson Definition (Lat. ardere, to burn). At common law. The malicious burning of the house of another. Coke, 3d Inst. 66; Bish. Crim. Law, § 415; 4 Bl. Comm. 220; 2 Pick. (Mass.) 320; 10 Cush. (Mass.) 479; 7 Grat. (Va.) 619; 9 Ala. 175; 7 Blackf. (Ind.) 168; 1 Leach,…

  • Kidnapping

    Kidnapping in United States Kidnapping Definition The forcible abduction or stealing away of a man, woman, or ohild from their own country, and sending them into another Kidnapping in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Kidnapping, Kidnapping in the World Legal Encyclopedia., […]

  • Kidnapping

    Kidnapping in United States Kidnapping Definition The forcible abduction or stealing away of a man, woman, or ohild from their own country, and sending them into another Kidnapping in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias LinkDescription Kidnapping, Kidnapping in the World Legal Encyclopedia., […]

  • Conspiracy

    Conspiracy in United States Conspiracy Definition (Lat. con, together, spiro, to breathe). In criminal law. A combination of two or more persons by some concerted action to accomplish some criminal or unlawful purpose, or to accomplish some Eurpose, not in itself criminal or unlawful, […]

  • Embezzlement

    Embezzlement in United States Embezzlement Definition The wrongful and fraudulent appropriation of property to his own use by one to whom it has been entrusted by or for the owner. A breach of trust is the essence of the offense. To constitute embezzlement, the person appropriating the […]

  • Embezzlement

    Embezzlement in United States Embezzlement Definition The wrongful and fraudulent appropriation of property to his own use by one to whom it has been entrusted by or for the owner. A breach of trust is the essence of the offense. To constitute embezzlement, the person appropriating the […]

  • Murder

    Murder in the United States Murder Definition In criminal law. The willful killing of any subject whatever, with malice aforethought, whether the person (according to the definition of Murder based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary ) slain shall be an Englishman or a foreigner. Hawk. P. […]

  • Murder

    Murder in the United States Murder Definition In criminal law. The willful killing of any subject whatever, with malice aforethought, whether the person (according to the definition of Murder based on the The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary ) slain shall be an Englishman or a foreigner. Hawk. P. […]

  • Assault And Battery

    Assault And Battery in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982An assault is a threat made with the apparent intention of doing bodily harm to another. An essential element of assault is real or apparent ability on the part of the person […]

  • Assault And Battery

    Assault And Battery in United States Practical Information Note: Some of this information was last updated in 1982An assault is a threat made with the apparent intention of doing bodily harm to another. An essential element of assault is real or apparent ability on the part of the person […]

  • Defamation

    Defamation in United States Defamation Definition The speaking or writing words of a person so as to hurt his good fame, de bona fama aliquid detrahere. Written defamation is termed libel, and oral defamation slander. Defamation in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias […]

  • Defamation

    Defamation in United States Defamation Definition The speaking or writing words of a person so as to hurt his good fame, de bona fama aliquid detrahere. Written defamation is termed libel, and oral defamation slander. Defamation in Foreign Legal Encyclopedias […]

  • Criminal Law

    Criminal Law in the United States Law that deals with formally forbidden conduct. Criminal law both declares what conduct is illegal and sets forth the penalties for violations. The purpose of criminal law is the prevention of harm to the community and the protection of public safety. […]

  • Criminal Law

    Criminal Law in the United States Law that deals with formally forbidden conduct. Criminal law both declares what conduct is illegal and sets forth the penalties for violations. The purpose of criminal law is the prevention of harm to the community and the protection of public safety. […]