A crime committed in the heat of the moment; where the situation understandably causes such great passion that the individual is unable to reflect on the true nature and consequences of their actions. Typically this defense is used in the situation where a spouse discovers the other spouse in bed with a lover and kills the lover in a passionate rage. The defense is that the … [Read more...] about CRIME OF PASSION
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CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
An action which defies or interferes with the operation of the criminal court or constitutes an obstruction of justice. … [Read more...] about CRIMINAL CONTEMPT
CRIMEN
Lat. Crime. Also an accusation or charge of crime. Crimen furtl. The crime or offense of theft. Crimen incendi. The crime of burning, which included not only the modern crime of arson, but also the burning of a man. a beast, or other chattel. Britt. c. 9; Crabb, Eng. Law, 308. Crimen innominatum. The nameless crime; the crime against nature; sodomy or buggery. Crimen raptus. … [Read more...] about CRIMEN
CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PROCEEDING
An action in criminal court for someone who acts in contempt of the law by disobeying or flouting court proceedings. … [Read more...] about CRIMINAL CONTEMPT PROCEEDING
CRIMEN FALSI
In the civil law. The crime of falsifying; which might be committed either by writing, as by the forgery of a will or other instrument; by words, as by bearing false witness, or perjury ; and by acts, as by counterfeiting or adulterating the public money, dealing with false weights and measures, counterfeiting seals, and other fraudulent and deceitful practices. Dig. 48, 10; … [Read more...] about CRIMEN FALSI