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Gardner works as a family law, divorce law and criminal law attorney, with 42 years of experience.
—Staff, Detroit Free Press, 21 Sep. 2024
Two pillars of American criminal law come foremost to mind.
—Dennis C. McAndrews, Baltimore Sun, 27 Nov. 2024
In addition to criminal law implications, a point-shaving scheme can trigger civil law claims.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 22 Nov. 2024
Presidents have become less, not more, subject to criminal law, and have become more, not less, likely to view criminal law as an option for use against political opponents.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2024
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1672, in the meaning defined above
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“Criminal law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20law. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
Legal Definition
criminal law
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.
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