Criminal Law

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The study of the legal principles governing the prosecution and punishment of crimes, including definitions of criminal offenses and their corresponding penalties.

- "Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime."
- "It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare of people inclusive of one's self."
- "Most criminal law is established by statute."
- "Criminal law includes the punishment and rehabilitation of people who violate such laws."
- "Criminal law varies according to jurisdiction, and differs from civil law, where emphasis is more on dispute resolution and victim compensation, rather than on punishment or rehabilitation."
- "Criminal procedure is a formalized official activity that authenticates the fact of commission of a crime and authorizes punitive or rehabilitative treatment of the offender." Additional Questions:
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