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criminal law: the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment

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common law collapse: a system of jurisprudence based on judicial precedents rather than statutory laws; "common law originated in the unwritten laws of England and was later applied in the United States"

martial law collapse: the body of law imposed by the military over civilian affairs (usually in time of war or civil crisis); overrides civil law

lynch law collapse: the practice of punishing people by hanging without due process of law

unconstitutional collapse: not consistent with or according to a constitution; contrary to the U.S. Constitution

triable collapse

against the law collapse

punishable collapse: liable to or deserving punishment; "punishable offenses"

actionable collapse: affording grounds for legal action; "slander is an actionable offense"

unwarrantable collapse

break the law collapse

bootleg collapse: the part of a boot above the instep; distributed or sold illicitly; "the black economy pays no taxes"; produce or distribute illegally; "bootleg tapes of the diva's singing"; sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"

outlawed collapse

unallowed collapse

unauthorized collapse: not endowed with authority; without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"

rebellion collapse: organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another; refusal to accept some authority or code or convention; "each generation must have its own rebellion"; "his body was in rebellion against fatigue"

anarchistic collapse: of or related to anarchism or tending toward anarchism

syndicalism collapse: a radical political movement that advocates bringing industry and government under the control of labor unions

lawbreaking collapse

anarchism collapse: a political theory favoring the abolition of governments

illicit collapse: contrary to accepted morality (especially sexual morality) or convention; "an illicit association with his secretary"

misrule collapse

mob rule collapse

unofficial collapse: not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate"; "he participated in an unofficial capacity"; not officially established; "the early election returns are unofficial"

wrongful collapse: not just or fair; "a wrongful act"; "a wrongful charge"; unlawfully violating the rights of others; "wrongful death"; "a wrongful diversion of trust income"

black market collapse: an illegal market in which goods or currencies are bought and sold in violation of rationing or controls; people who engage in illicit trade

equity collapse: the ownership interest of shareholders in a corporation; the difference between the market value of a property and the claims held against it

scofflaw collapse: one who habitually ignores the law and does not answer court summonses

lawless collapse: disobedient to or defiant of law; "lawless bands roaming the plains"

felonious collapse

transgress collapse: pass beyond (limits or boundaries); act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises; "offend all laws of humanity"; "violate the basic laws or human civilization"; "break a law"; "break a promise"; spread over land, especially along a subsiding shoreline; "The sea transgresses along the West coast of the island"

nihilism collapse: a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake; complete denial of all established authority and institutions

standing order collapse: a rule of order permanently in force

anarchy collapse: a state of lawlessness and disorder (usually resulting from a failure of government)

litigate collapse: engage in legal proceedings

bobby collapse: an informal term for a British policeman

legal counselor collapse

barrister collapse: a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law

unlawful collapse: contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters"; having no legally established claim; "the wrongful heir to the throne"; not morally right or permissible; "unlawful love"

district attorney collapse: an official prosecutor for a judicial district

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