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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. The crime of rape. Crimen roberin. The offense of robbery. Flagrans crimen; Loeus criminis; Particeps ertminis. See those titles.

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