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What does criminal law mean?

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Noun
  1. (law) The area of law pertaining to crime and punishment.
  2. (law) A specific statute, ordinance, regulation, or other source of law that deems an action to be a crime.
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There is no reason why a thug should be immune from the ordinary criminal law.
The common law was a little bit boring but the criminal law was fantastic, the professor told a few criminal cases and spoke about arbitraments.
This is because one of the purposes of the criminal law is to assuage the feelings of the victims and their friends and relations.
Adding keno, roulette, craps and poker was contrary to the state constitution and state criminal law.
It maintains that one of the primary aims of the criminal law is the protection of fundamental social interests.
Under Italian criminal law it is a criminal offence to be a member of the Mafia.

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