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2. Criminal law of the United States - Wikipedia

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   The criminal law of the United States is a manifold system of laws and practices that connects crimes and consequences. In comparison, civil law addresses non-criminal disputes. The system varies considerably by jurisdiction, but conforms to the US Constitution . [ 1 ]

3. Criminal law - Wikipedia

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   Criminal law is the body of law that relates to crime. It prescribes conduct perceived as threatening, harmful, or otherwise endangering to the property, health, safety, and welfare of people inclusive of one's self. Most criminal law is established by statute, which is to say that the laws are enacted by a legislature.

4. Magna Carta - Wikipedia

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   Magna Carta Cotton MS. Augustus II. 106, one of four surviving exemplifications of the 1215 text Created 1215 ; 809 years ago (1215) Location Two at the British Library ; one each in Lincoln Castle and in Salisbury Cathedral Author(s) John, King of England His barons Stephen Langton, Archbishop of Canterbury Purpose Peace treaty Full text Magna Carta at Wikisource Part of the Politics series ...

5. Crimes Act of 1790 - Wikipedia

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   Senator (and future Chief Justice) Oliver Ellsworth was the drafter of the Crimes Act. The Crimes Act of 1790 (or the Federal Criminal Code of 1790), [1] formally titled An Act for the Punishment of Certain Crimes Against the United States, defined some of the first federal crimes in the United States and expanded on the criminal procedure provisions of the Judiciary Act of 1789. [2]

6. Trump demands Biden ‘stop’ selling off portions of border ...

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   President-elect Donald Trump demanded Monday that President Biden stop his administration from selling off portions of the southern border wall, ripping the retiring commander-in-chief for his ...

7. Criminal jurisdiction - Wikipedia

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   Criminal jurisdiction is a term used in constitutional law and public law to describe the power of courts to hear a case brought by a state accusing a defendant of the commission of a crime. It is relevant in three distinct situations: to regulate the relationship between states, or between one state and another;

8. List of police-related slang terms - Wikipedia

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   Law, Laws, or The Law Probably an abbreviation of the phrase "The long arm of the law" (suggesting that no matter how far they run, all criminals are eventually caught and prosecuted successfully). [citation needed] Law-Dog A derogatory word for an officer of the law, popularized by the movie Tombstone. [citation needed] Legawye (pl)

9. Iran's nuclear leap 'extremely serious', Western source says

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   PARIS (Reuters) -Iran's acceleration in its enrichment of uranium to close to bomb grade is "extremely serious", has no civilian justification and contradicts Tehran's assertions on wanting ...