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(noun) - One who has committed a criminal offense; one who has been legally convicted of a crime; one adjudged guilty of crime.(adjective) - That which pertains to or is connected with the law of crimes, or the administration of penal justice, or which relates to or has the character of crime. Charleston v. Beller, 45 W. Va. 44, 30 S. E. 152: State v. Burton, 113 N. C. 655, 18 … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The legal right and power of a court to preside over and adjudicate a criminal matter. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
A term which is equivalent to crime; or is sometimes used with a slight softening or glossing of the meaning or as importing a possible question of the legal guilt of the deed. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
The proceeding by which a party charged with a public offense is accused and brought to trial and punishment is known as a "criminal action." Pen. Code Cal. … [Read more...]
TheLaw.com Law Dictionary & Black's Law Dictionary 2nd Ed.
An abbreviation for "criminal conversation," of very frequent use, denoting adultery. Gibson v. Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Fed. Cas. 311. … [Read more...]