Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
habitual criminal — n: one convicted of a crime who has a certain number of prior convictions for offenses of a specified kind (as felonies) and is thereby under some statutes subject to an increased penalty (as life imprisonment) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law … Law dictionary
criminal — crim·i·nal 1 / kri mə nəl/ adj 1: relating to, involving, or being a crime criminal neglect criminal conduct 2: relating to crime or its prosecution brought a criminal action criminal co … Law dictionary
Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 — The Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.39) is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed to consolidate certain enactments creating offences and relating to the criminal law of Scotland. Contents 1 Part I Sexual… … Wikipedia
habitual offender — index outlaw Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 habitual offender n. A person … Law dictionary
habitual — ha·bit·u·al /hə bi chə wəl/ adj 1: practicing or acting in some manner by force of custom, habit, or addiction a habitual drunkard 2: being such a specified number of times or with designated regularity habitual offenders 3: involved in the… … Law dictionary
criminal justice — ▪ academic discipline interdisciplinary academic study of the police, criminal courts (court), correctional institutions (e.g., prisons (prison)), and juvenile justice agencies, as well as of the agents who operate within these institutions … Universalium
criminal menopause — n. The stage in life during which an older, habitual criminal loses interest in crime, or when an older prisoner no longer poses any threat to society. Example Citations: Ted Animal Durbin stood over David Allen Mackey s grave and dropped a… … New words
law — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. statute, ordinance, regulation, mandate; rule, maxim; precept, axiom, jurisprudence. See legality, permission. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The judicial system] Syn. judicial procedure, judicature, legal… … English dictionary for students
criminal — n Criminal, felon, convict, malefactor, culprit, delinquent mean, in common, one guilty of a transgression or an offense especially against the law. Criminal designates one who commits some serious violation of the law, of public trust, or of… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
Criminal Tribes Act — A Government of Bengal, CID pamphlet, on Gobinda Doms Gang, under the Criminal Tribes Act (VI of 1924), dated 1942.[1] The term Criminal Tribes Act (CTA) applies to various successiv … Wikipedia
