Criminal damage in English law was originally a common law offence. The offence was largely concerned with the protection of dwellings and the food supply...

unlawful infliction of damage to or destruction of personal property or real property. Criminal mischief Criminal damage in English law Arson Building implosion...

English criminal law concerns offences, their prevention and the consequences, in England and Wales. Criminal conduct is considered to be a wrong against...

assault on a man Indecent assault on a woman Common assault Criminal damage in English law#History Larceny Embezzlement Fraudulent conversion See forgery:...

reputations. A "tort" is a wrong in civil law, rather than criminal law, that usually requires a payment of money to make up for damage that is caused. Alongside...

The omissions of individuals are generally not criminalised in English criminal law, save in many instances of a taking on of a duty of care, having contractual...

In the criminal law of many nations, necessity may be either a possible justification or an exculpation for breaking the law. Defendants seeking to rely...

of negligence. It is also relevant for English criminal law and English contract law. In the English law of negligence, causation proves a direct link...

resulting in legal liability for the person who commits the tortious act. Tort law can be contrasted with criminal law, which deals with criminal wrongs...

only in criminal law but also in civil law, where it is relevant to contract law and trusts law. Duress involves illegitimate threats. The common law long...

In criminal law and in the law of tort, recklessness may be defined as the state of mind where a person deliberately and unjustifiably pursues a course...

In English law, the defence of necessity recognises that there may be situations of such overwhelming urgency that a person must be allowed to respond...

attribute strict English defamation law to James I's outlawing of duelling. From that time, both the criminal and civil remedies have been found in full operation...

arises from both common law and the Criminal Law Act 1967. Self-defence is a justification defence rather than excuse. The common law defence of self-defence...

The criminal law of the United States is a manifold system of laws and practices that connects crimes and consequences. In comparison, civil law addresses...

In criminal law, intent is a subjective state of mind (mens rea) that must accompany the acts of certain crimes to constitute a violation. A more formal...

French criminal law is "the set of legal rules that govern the State's response to offenses and offenders". It is one of the branches of the juridical...

In the English law of homicide, manslaughter is a less serious offence than murder, the differential being between levels of fault based on the mens rea...

The International Criminal Court (ICC or ICCt) is an intergovernmental organization and international tribunal seated in The Hague, Netherlands. It is...

English' in Eric Descheemaeker and Helen Scott, Iniuria and the Common Law, (Hart, 2013), at 40 "Map showing countries with criminal defamation laws"...

Trespass in English law is an area of tort law broadly divided into three groups: trespass to the person, trespass to goods, and trespass to land. Trespass...

hatred", and (c) the general public from content whose dissemination is criminal in EU law, such as terrorism, child pornography or offences concerning racism...

railways over the Christmas period. British Transport Police Criminal damage in English law Office of Rail Regulation (accessed 21/12/06 Archived 26 September...

Statute Law Revision Act 1892. It was repealed for Northern Ireland by the Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977. Criminal damage in English law Section...

such as fraud, can violate civil and criminal laws. In law, a wrong can be a legal injury, which is any damage resulting from a violation of a legal...

South African criminal law is the body of national law relating to crime in South Africa. In the definition of Van der Walt et al., a crime is "conduct...

as a sworn law-enforcement official. In common law jurisdictions, the practice dates back to medieval England and the English common law, in which sheriffs...

The third season of Criminal Minds premiered on CBS on September 26, 2007 and ended May 21, 2008. The third season was originally to have featured 25 episodes;...

Manslaughter in English law – M'Naghten Rules – * Mens rea – the criminal intent or the mental element of a crime. Miranda Warning – In U.S. law, a statement...

be put into doubt". In English common law a defendant may seek to avoid criminal or civil liability by claiming that he acted in self-defence. This requires...