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...

Criminal mischief Criminal damage in English law Arson Vandalism Hörnle, Tatjana; Dubber, Markus D., eds. (2014). The Oxford Handbook of Criminal Law...

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...

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...

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...

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...

counterpart, South African criminal law, is applied. It has its basis mainly in English law. When the British occupied the Cape permanently in 1806, they retained...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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

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

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

The history of adultery in English law is a complex topic, including changing understandings of what sexual acts constituted adultery (whereby they sometimes...

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...

those who violate laws with criminal penalties and rehabilitation efforts. Legislative system – network of legislatures that create laws. Judiciary system...

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 It was repealed for Northern Ireland by the Criminal Damage (Northern Ireland) Order 1977.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

determined that fire-raising (in a criminal context) would be either wilful or reckless (distinct from English statute law which places both together)....

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...

while in office; it is under legal dispute whether they also enjoy immunity from criminal liability or prosecution. Neither civil nor criminal immunity...

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;...