Vocabulary

criminal law

刑法(けいほう)

Samraworld Dictionary

(1) Noun

Criminal law is a system of laws concerned with punishment of individuals who commit crimes. A criminal prosecution involves the government deciding whether to punish an individual for either an act or an omission.

刑法は、犯罪を犯した個人の処罰に関する法体系です。刑事告訴には、政府が個人を作為または不作為のいずれかで罰するかどうかを決定することが含まれます。

Examples

  1. Ms. Smith specializes in criminal law. She was the lawyer that got the infamous neighborhood arsonist off without any charges.

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