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CRIMEN LAESAE MAJESTATIS

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In criminal law. The crime of lesae majestatis, or injuring majesty or royalty; high treason. The term was used by the older English law writers to denote any crime affecting the king's person or dignity. It is borrowed from the civil law, in which it signified the undertaking of any enterprise against the emperor or the republic Inst. 4, 18, 3. Crimen ISBSSB majestatis omnia … [Read more...]

CRIMINAL COURT

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Court where criminal actions are adjudicated, as opposed to civil court. … [Read more...]

CRIMINAL INSANITY

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A defense that may be raised to a crime. Essentially, the defendant claims that the suffering of a mental defect or disease prevents the person from understanding and appreciating the wrongfulness of his or her actions or to distinguish right from wrong. For example, those who are deemed criminally insane are unable to be convicted of a crime since the crime involves a … [Read more...]

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