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CRIMINOLOGY

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The science and stucy of crime and criminal behavior. … [Read more...]

CROSS-ACTION

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An action brought by the defendant against the another party in the same action that relates to the original claim or counterclaim in the lawsuit. … [Read more...]

CRIMINAL LETTERS

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An instrument in Scotland, which contains the charges against a person accused of a crime. Criminal letters differ from an indictment, in that the former are not, like an indictment, the mere statement of the prosecutor, but sanctioned by a judge. … [Read more...]

CRIMP

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One who decoys and plunders sailors under cover of harboring them. Wharton. … [Read more...]

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