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  2. Justice - Wikipedia

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    In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the Institutes of Justinian, a codification of Roman Law from the sixth century AD, where justice is defined as "the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due".

  3. Crime - Wikipedia

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    One proposed definition is that a crime or offence (or criminal offence) is an act harmful not only to some individual but also to a community, society, or the state ("a public wrong"). Such acts are forbidden and punishable by law. [1] [4] The notion that acts such as murder, rape, and theft are to be prohibited exists worldwide. [5]

  4. Offense - Wikipedia

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    Offense or crime, a violation of penal law; An insult, or negative feeling in response to a perceived insult; An attack, a proactive offensive engagement; Sin, an act that violates a known moral rule; Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring

  5. Element (criminal law) - Wikipedia

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    Mens rea refers to the crime's mental elements of the defendant's intent. This is a necessary element—that is, the criminal act must be voluntary or purposeful. Mens rea is the mental intention (mental fault), or the defendant's state of mind at the time of the offense, sometimes called the guilty mind. It stems from the ancient maxim of ...

  6. Sippenhaft - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the adoption of Roman law and Christianity, Sippenhaft was a common legal principle among Germanic peoples, including Anglo-Saxons and Scandinavians. [3] Germanic laws distinguished between two forms of justice for severe crimes such as murder: blood revenge, or extrajudicial killing; and blood money, pecuniary restitution or fines in lieu of revenge, based on the weregild or "man ...

  7. Encouraging or assisting a crime in English law - Wikipedia

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    An offence is committed under section 44, if this is done with intent to do the same; under section 45 if it is done "believing that the offence will be committed and that the act will encourage or assist its commission"; or under section 46 where there are multiple possible offences being encouraged or assisted, and at least one is foreseen. [4]

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  9. Obstruction of justice in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Obstruction of justice is an umbrella term covering a variety of specific crimes. [1] Black's Law Dictionary defines it as any "interference with the orderly administration of law and justice". [2] Obstruction has been categorized by various sources as a process crime, [3] a public-order crime, [4] [5] or a white-collar crime. [6]