CRIMEN
Categories: Criminal Law
Definition (1910 Edition)
Lat. Crime. Also an accusation or charge of crime. l —Crimen furti. The crime or offense of theft—Orimen incendii. The crime of burning, which included not only the modern crime of arson, but also the burning of a man, a beast, or other chattel. Britt. c. 9; Crabb, Eng. - w, %08—Crimen innominatum. The nameless crime; the crime against nature; sodomy or buggery..-Crimen raptus. The crime of rape.—Orimen roberis. The ofense of robbery.—Flagrans crimen; Locus c 3 Earners orimeinis: See those titles.
Source: Black's Law Dictionary, 2nd Edition (1910) — Public Domain.
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