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–noun

the laws of a state or country dealing with criminal offenses and their punishments.

Origin:
1580–90

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criminal law
n. Law that deals with crimes and their punishments.
criminal lawyer n.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Main Entry: criminal law
Function: noun
: public law that deals with crimes and their prosecution —compare CIVIL LAW
NOTE: Substantive criminal law defines crimes, and procedural criminal law sets down criminal procedure. Substantive criminal law was originally common law for the most part. It was later codified and is now found in federal and state statutory law.

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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